Remembrance

Remembrance (illustration)

The custom of placing flowers on the graves of the war began on May 5, 1866, in Waterloo, New York. Waterloo has been recognized by Congress as the official birthplace of Memorial Day. In 1868, General John A. Logan, then president of the Grand Army of the Republic, declared that …

Memorial Day declared (illustration)

The custom of placing flowers on the graves of the war began on May 5, 1866, in Waterloo, New York. Waterloo has been recognized by Congress as the official …

We Have Forgotten God - Abraham Lincoln (illustration)

In a speech made in 1863, Abraham Lincoln said, “We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown ...