Hope everyone is getting ready for the Holiday Weekend.
Memorial Day... The first of the three major Summer season holidays. A time for family, friends, & cookouts. Also a time to honor those that died serving this country to preserve our freedoms. You always think of holidays having been around for a long time, but Memorial day was first made a federal holiday in 1971. Additionally it originally dates its origins back to the American civil war as Decoration Day to honor the Dead from the Civil War. It's hard to imagine 620,000 casualties in the Civil War. If you think of a stadium fill with people. Then think that's 10 times the crowd capacity of Oriole park at Camden Yards (46,000)... plus another 160,000. Hard to imagine that many people. So now you know some little facts that perhaps you didn't know.
Y'all have a great holiday, but take a moment to reflect on why we celebrate the holiday. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, and watermelon... enjoy.
Memorial Day... The first of the three major Summer season holidays. A time for family, friends, & cookouts. Also a time to honor those that died serving this country to preserve our freedoms. You always think of holidays having been around for a long time, but Memorial day was first made a federal holiday in 1971. Additionally it originally dates its origins back to the American civil war as Decoration Day to honor the Dead from the Civil War. It's hard to imagine 620,000 casualties in the Civil War. If you think of a stadium fill with people. Then think that's 10 times the crowd capacity of Oriole park at Camden Yards (46,000)... plus another 160,000. Hard to imagine that many people. So now you know some little facts that perhaps you didn't know.
Y'all have a great holiday, but take a moment to reflect on why we celebrate the holiday. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, and watermelon... enjoy.
