Rich Muth Wrote:
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> Greg: Here's the details about the date changes:
>
> "On June 28, 1968, the Congress passed the Uniform
> Holidays Bill, which moved three holidays from
> their traditional dates to a specified Monday in
> order to create a convenient three-day weekend.
> The holidays included Washington's Birthday, now
> celebrated as Presidents' Day; Veterans Day and
> Memorial Day. The change moved Memorial Day from
> its traditional May 30 date to the last Monday in
> May. The law took effect at the federal level in
> 1971."
>
> Was Nixon still President then?
>
> Also, a very nice Memorial Day ceremony was held
> in Chama this past Saturday morning!
>
> Rich
Correct on all counts.
Greg