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title: "Memorial Day was initially called Decoration Day. Why?"  
description: "Memorial Day was initially called Decoration Day. Why?"  
author: "Ward ryan"  
published: 2018-05-16  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42452/memorial-day-was-initially-called-decoration-day-why  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Memorial Day was initially called Decoration Day. Why?

Memorial Day was initially called Decoration Day. Why?


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