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Birthplace Of Memorial Day? Depends Where You're From
seattletimes.nwsource.com 4 days, 3 hours agoThe custom of strewing flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers has innumerable founders, going back perhaps beyond the horizon of recorded history, perhaps as far as war itself. But there is the ancient practice and there is Memorial Day, the specific holiday, arising from an order for the annual decoration of graves that was delivered in 1868 by Maj. Gen. John Logan, the commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, a group made up of Union veterans of the Civil War.
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Most Expensive Celeb Weddings
msnbc.com 3 hours, 43 minutes agoClick through to see how much celebs like Beyonce and Jay-Z spend on their wedding day. By Molly McGonigle. Weddings can be really expensive, like tens of thousands of dollars. But when you are a celebrity getting married, your big day can run you more than a million bucks -- even if it's your second or third time walking down the aisle. Click through to see how much celebrities like Beyonce and Jay-Z and the Beckhams dropped on their special day. Prince William and Duchess KateBack when Will and Kate annou










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