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‘Lilo & Stitch’ Sews Up Record $182.7M at Memorial Day Box Office, ‘Mission: Impossible’ Nabs Series-Best $79M
The two films delivered the biggest Memorial Day picnic in history at the box office, while 'Lilo' supplanted Tom Cruise's ...
Memorial Day 2025: What’s open and what’s closed on May 26
Memorial Day, a federal holiday held the last Monday in May, is recognized this year on Monday, May 26. Most local and ...
Memorial Day 2025: The history of the holiday and why it's observed
Memorial Day, one of the United States' national holidays, is coming up next week. Here's what you need to know about it.
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The Tangled Roots of Memorial Day and Why It’s Celebrated
Brands, a professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, wrote by email. About 160 years after the end of the American Civil War, the true origins of Memorial Day remain unclear ...
“Lilo & Stitch” and “Mission: Impossible 8 ”team up for biggest Memorial Day weekend in box office history
Another big winner this weekend is Hannah Waddingham, who stars in both the live-action Disney remake and Tom Cruise's last ...
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When did Memorial Day start? What to know about the history of the holiday
According to the Farmers' Almanac, Memorial Day was created to honor the many American men and women who died in military ...
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A look into the history of Memorial Day and Military Appreciation Month in May
While Memorial Day's holiday traditions have somewhat been lost to time because of commercialization, and Military Appreciation Month is not as widely discussed as many would like, the history ...
Memorial Day was busiest air-travel day in Indianapolis International Airport history
INDIANAPOLIS — Memorial Day 2025 was the busiest air-travel day in Indianapolis International Airport history, officials ...