Memorial Day May 29, 2023

On Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives serving in the US military. People mark the day in different ways by attending parades, laying flags or flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers, and participating in community events.

© Naomi Hayes of Island Memories Photography/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

May 29, 2018The first ascent
May 29, 2019A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
May 29, 2020It s Bermuda s big day
May 29, 2021A path into history
May 29, 2022Hyalite Creek at Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana
May 29, 2024World Otter Day
May 29, 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 31, 2023Steyr River, Austria
Apr 3, 2019Dark skies over New Mexico
Nov 1, 2024Native American Heritage Month
May 22, 2023International Day for Biodiversity
Aug 16, 2023Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
Jan 10, 2018Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
Feb 25, 2019High above the reef
Jan 14, 2026National Take the Stairs Day
Jan 26, 2024Northern hawk-owl
Feb 14, 2020Two rocks and a heart spot
May 6, 2025An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia
Aug 13, 2018Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
Aug 2, 2022Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
Feb 16, 2022Cranborne Chase, England
Apr 6, 2023Aprils full moon
Mar 2, 2018Satellite image of sand and seaweed in the Bahamas
Jan 22, 2018Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Feb 25, 2023Bryce Canyon National Park turns 100
Nov 1, 2023Native American Heritage Month
Mar 12, 2021Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
Aug 14, 2019Lizard of mystery
Feb 19, 2022Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
Sep 19, 2021Arrr! Can you talk like a pirate?
Sep 21, 2025Sea Otter Awareness Week
Sep 27, 2025Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day
Apr 12, 2025International Day of Human Space Flight
Jan 11, 2019Life in a North African town
Oct 9, 2021Birds of a feather
Mar 31, 2019Celebrating a Paris landmark
Aug 6, 2018Jamaica celebrates its independence