Memorial Day is observed in May, and Veterans Day always falls on Nov. 11, but what's the difference? By NBC Chicago Staff • Published May 26, 2025 • Updated on May 26, 2025 at 11:36 am ...

Memorial Day isn’t the only holiday that will fall earlier than usual in 2025. Labor Day this year will fall on Sept. 1, which is the earliest possible date that holiday can fall on.

Washington, D.C. also faced a bloody Memorial Day weekend. One man was killed by a stray bullet in his own apartment, one of four homicides between May 24 and May 26.

Memorial Day, which originated in 1868 as a day to remember U.S. Civil War dead, was standardized as a federal holiday honoring all fallen members of the U.S. military beginning in 1971.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — The nation’s largest Memorial Day event is back, and 7News is proud to be part of it. 7News’ John Rogers is co-hosting the 20th annual National Memorial Day Parade ...

Memorial Day is a day full of mixed emotions ranging from pain to respect and tradition. Here the stories of those who visited their loved ones at Great Lakes National Cemetery on Sunday, May 25.