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  ipedia.com: Memorial Day Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The tombs of fallen soldiers were decorated in remembrance of this day.
The alternative name of "Memorial Day" was first used in the 1882, but did not become more common until after World War II, and was not declared the official name by Federal law until 1967.
Grubstakes Day is a holiday celebrated on the Saturday before Memorial Day in the town of Yucca Valley, California.
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 Denver, Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the first few years, while the town grew, land parcels were often traded freely for grubstakes and in the course of gambling by miners in Auraria.
Measurable amounts of snow have fallen in Denver as late as Memorial Day and as early as Labor Day, and trace amounts have been recorded in every month of the year.
In the early days of the city, gold and silver booms and busts played a large role in the economic success of the city.
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 Top20Denver.com - Your Top20Guide to Denver, CO.
An often-repeated saying of Denverites is "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes." Measurable amounts of snow have fallen in Denver as late as Memorial Day and as early as Labor Day, although trace amounts have been recorded in June.
Although Denver's Convention and Visitor Bureau claims Denver receives over 300 sunny days a year [3], the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says Denver receives about 250 days of sunshine a year [4].
Denver's location on the 105th meridian at over 1 mile in elevation also enables it to be the largest city in the U.S. to offer a 'one-bounce' real-time satellite uplink to 6 continents in the same business day.
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