Today we"re honoring Americans who gave their lives in military service. Originally known as Decoration Day, the tradition began in the late 1860s after the American Civil War. Communities held springtime tributes by decorating the graves of fallen Union soldiers with flowers. Over time, it expanded to commemorate all US military personnel who died in wars. Locals observe the day with ceremonies and parades across the country.
Memorial Day
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Black grouses lekking
-
World Sea Turtle Day
-
Labor Day parade in 1915 Chicago
-
Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
-
A circular celebration
-
Brown pelican, San Diego, California
-
Beautiful baobabs
-
Winter in the Wild West
-
Happy Valentines Day!
-
Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
-
Happy holidays!
-
Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
-
Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York
-
Belted Galloway cows
-
Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
-
The artists come to Venice
-
Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
-
Composite image of a lunar eclipse
-
A sizzling summit hides in the clouds
-
Going with the floe
-
Fiddlehead fern fronds
-
Happy Thanksgiving from an expert face-stuffer
-
Cherry blossoms spring to life
-
World Wildlife Day
-
World Otter Day
-
Look before you leap
-
Falling for the Canadian Rockies
-
Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
-
International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
-
Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

