{"id":132,"date":"2014-05-25T17:50:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-25T21:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2014\/05\/25\/memorial-day-may-26th\/"},"modified":"2014-10-09T10:55:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T14:55:26","slug":"memorial-day-may-26th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2014\/05\/25\/memorial-day-may-26th\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day &#8211; May 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May,  honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.  Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following  the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many  Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials,  holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, at  least, it marks the beginning of summer. Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/holidays\/memorial-day-history\">here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_131\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-131\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2014\/05\/davitydave-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by davitydave\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2014\/05\/davitydave-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2014\/05\/davitydave-624x350.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2014\/05\/davitydave.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by davitydave<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. 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