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Thursday’s Question: Several towns claim to be the originators of Memorial Day but in 1966, Congress declared THIS town in New York, to be the birthplace of the holiday. What town?

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Thursday’s Question: Several towns claim to be the originators of Memorial Day but in 1966, Congress declared THIS town in New York, to be the birthplace of the holiday. What town?

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Kat Walters

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May 5, 1866 – Residents of ___________, New York, observe a Memorial Day in honor of all who died during the Civil War. Businesses are closed and soldiers’ graves are decorated.

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