In 1888, federal law established Memorial Day as a holiday, allowing government employees to honor those fallen in the Civil War without being docked a day’s pay. What state was the first to create a Memorial Day holiday?
Hint: Predating the establishment of the federal holiday, in 1873, this state made Memorial Day a legal holiday. A town in this state even has Congressional recognition as the “birthplace of Memorial Day.”
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