Memorial Day
noun
1
: May 30 formerly observed as a legal holiday in most states of the U.S. in remembrance of war dead
2
: the last Monday in May observed as a legal holiday in most states of the U.S.
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Read Next South Carolina Mom vanishes tubing on SC lake on Memorial Day weekend.
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
As for the weekend before the accidental shooting, police told WTTW that nine people total were killed by gunfire during Memorial Day weekend, with 41 people shot in 30 separate shootings.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
In that attack, which happened over Memorial Day weekend in San Clemente, a shark knocked a surfer from their board.
—Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
Furiosa barely outpaces The Garfield Movie for first place during a historically slow Memorial Day box office
From writer/director John Krasinski, IF took second in its third week of release, with $10.8 million, for a domestic cume of $80.4 million ($138 million globally).
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 June 2024
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
As for the weekend before the accidental shooting, police told WTTW that nine people total were killed by gunfire during Memorial Day weekend, with 41 people shot in 30 separate shootings.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
In that attack, which happened over Memorial Day weekend in San Clemente, a shark knocked a surfer from their board.
—Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
Furiosa barely outpaces The Garfield Movie for first place during a historically slow Memorial Day box office
From writer/director John Krasinski, IF took second in its third week of release, with $10.8 million, for a domestic cume of $80.4 million ($138 million globally).
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 June 2024
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“Memorial Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Memorial%20Day. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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