Memorial Day May 30, 2022

Memorial Day

Today, on Memorial Day, many will no doubt stand before this fountain on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Dedicated 18 years ago as our national World War II Memorial, it"s become one of the most popular sites in the nation"s capital, and now receives more than 4 million visitors each year. To the west, toward the setting sun, is the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial. To the east, unseen here, is the Washington Monument.

© Sean Pavone/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

May 30, 2018‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
May 30, 2019A day to celebrate the sun
May 30, 2020Meandering through Patagonia
May 30, 2021Who s hiding in the kelp?
May 30, 2023Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
May 30, 2024Everglades National Park marks 90 years
May 30, 2025Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 28, 2019A good time in the Badlands
Apr 28, 2024Last day of National Park Week
Jul 4, 2025Happy Fourth of July!
Aug 1, 2024Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
Jun 19, 2025Happy Juneteenth!
Apr 27, 2020That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
Jul 7, 2018The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
Feb 28, 2021Tough turf
Nov 27, 2022Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
Oct 27, 2018Don’t get lost in there
Jul 19, 2021Wander the ancient medina
Nov 17, 2025National Take a Hike Day
Nov 9, 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
Jun 26, 2019Get amped for Glastonbury
May 27, 2019Reflections on Memorial Day
Mar 8, 2024International Womens Day
May 3, 2020World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
Jul 29, 2019A picture-perfect day on Trillium
Nov 16, 2020A temple, preserved
Aug 17, 2022Freshwater plants in Aquário Natural, Brazil
Mar 1, 2018Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jun 14, 2025Flag Day
Apr 5, 2022Goðafoss waterfall, Iceland
Nov 19, 2020That bill s just not going to fit
Jun 29, 2023International Day of the Tropics
Sep 1, 2025Labor Day parade in 1915 Chicago
Mar 5, 2019Stompin’ with the Big Chief
Jul 9, 2018Gauchos showcase Argentina’s independent spirit
Jul 9, 2019Jaguar in the Pantanal wetlands
Jun 10, 2019Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal