How much do you know about the history of Memorial Day?

Memorial Day was orginally known as Decoration Day.

Memorial Day has always been celebrated on the last Monday of May?

Memorial Day was originally a day to celebrate fallen Union soldiers in the Civil War/

The tradition of red poppies honoring fallen soldiers comes from a Canadian poem written during WWI.

World War 2 was responsible for Memorial Day becoming a national holiday

Congress passed a law in 2000 that requires Americans to stop what they're doing at 3:00 P.M. To observe the holiday