History of Memorial Day Posted By: Ben Butler May 24, 2009 @ 4:18 am Today's Local News Tweet Share Email Governmental offices, banks and some businesses will be closed tomorrow in observance of Memorial Day. Memorial day dates back to the 1800’s. It was originally called Decoration Day, and was a time set aside to honor those killed in the U-S Civil War by decorating their graves. It was first widely observed on May 30 in 1868.
