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May 24, 2024: Memorial Day and the Summer’s “special observances”

May 24, 2024: Memorial Day and the Summer’s “special observances”

Where did Memorial Day come from, and why does the governor issue obscure holiday declarations on so many other summer days?

NashVillager · WPLN - Nashville Public Radio

May 24, 202417m 4s

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Show Notes

This Monday is a big holiday among the officially observed days in Tennessee's calendar, but the state designates quite a few others, and some of them are doozies. Plus the local news for May 24, and comparing the end of the school year to how it began.

 

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