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Memorial Day History and Traditions on CBS This Morning Saturday

Author Kenneth C. Davis discusses Memorial Day on CBS THIS MORNING

May 24, 2014, 8:05 AM|Memorial Day has become the “summer is here” holiday, but of course there’s more to it. Historian Kenneth C. Davis, author of the popular “Don’t Know Much” history series, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” with a history lesson on the most solemn of the 11 federal holidays.

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Posted on May 24, 2014

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