We invite you to come up and honor with us the men and women who died while serving our country. Originally known as Decoration Day back in 1868 after the Civil War, Memorial Day came to be called by its present name when it became an official U.S. holiday in 1971. PBS will air the annual Memorial Day Concert from the West Lawn of the US Capitol on Sunday evening and we’ll be open Memorial Day weekend and Memorial Day itself. We hope to see you here.