Memorial Day weekend is among the busiest for travel in the United States and the unofficial start of summer; a day for cookouts, beach trips and auto races.But how did Memorial Day, held on the last Monday of May in honor of America's war dead, begin?Here is a brief refresher: The holiday grew out of the Civil War, as Americans Northern, Southern, Black and white struggled to honor the staggering numbers of dead soldiers, at least 2 percent of the U.S. population at the time.
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