Memorial Day May 29, 2023

Memorial Day

On Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives serving in the US military. People mark the day in different ways by attending parades, laying flags or flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers, and participating in community events.

© Naomi Hayes of Island Memories Photography/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

May 29, 2018The first ascent
May 29, 2019A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
May 29, 2020It s Bermuda s big day
May 29, 2021A path into history
May 29, 2022Hyalite Creek at Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana
May 29, 2024World Otter Day
May 29, 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 18, 2019It’s Weihnachtsmarkt time!
Oct 17, 2022Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
Aug 11, 2021Everyone s watching the Perseids
Apr 22, 2019Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot
Apr 5, 2021Once upon a time there was a bridge…
Mar 25, 2018Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
May 20, 2019The island fox’s incredible comeback
Aug 14, 2020In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
Jul 15, 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
May 14, 2021A misty morning in Brazil
Apr 23, 2023World Book Day
Jan 27, 2024St. Paul Winter Carnival
Jan 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
Jul 14, 2018Does this shark have an Irish accent?
Dec 17, 2020Pining for spring
Aug 29, 2018A spectacle unlike any other
Apr 21, 2023Procida, Italy
Feb 19, 2018Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
Oct 18, 2022The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
Dec 16, 2025Handmade gnomes at a Christmas market
Jul 29, 2021Hiding in plain sight
Mar 22, 2022World Water Day
Apr 15, 2019Celebrating World Art Day
Feb 10, 2022The Old City of Bern
Feb 2, 2025Groundhog Day
Sep 16, 2021A cry for independence
Nov 4, 2019Stepping stones in Tollymore Forest Park, Northern Ireland
Aug 29, 2019Greetings from Asbury Park
Feb 16, 2022Cranborne Chase, England
May 2, 2019Making it work—in Norway