Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation's fallen troops. But it's come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.

Memorial Day is set to be observed Monday, May 26. Here's what you need to know about the holiday dating back to the end of the Civil War.

Today is Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, traces its roots to the aftermath of the Civil War. Communities across the United States-North and South, Black and White-began the tradition ...