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June 3 - Confederate Memorial Day

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Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated on June 3 in Louisiana and Kentucky.
Georgia and Florida honor Civil War soldiers on April 26 while Alabama and
Mississippi do so on the last Monday in April. Confederate President Jefferson
Davis was born on this day in 1808. Sources: href="http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0002069.html">http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0002069.html
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