STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With Memorial Day right around the corner, we thought it would be apropos to showcase vintage photos of how Memorial Day and the Advance Memorial Day Run was observed right ...

Remembrance Day poppies will start popping up around Britain very soon in the run-up to Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday. Every year on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the ...

At this time of year, it seems that if you’re in a public-facing role where you can’t afford not to wear a poppy – elected representatives, BBC light entertainment – one way to go is all-out.

In late October 2017, social media rumors appeared with the claim that British pub chain JD Wetherspoon had "banned" the remembrance poppy (an artificial flower typically worn on Remembrance Day ...

The poppy is widely worn in the run-up to November 11's Remembrance Day to commemorate those members of the armed forces killed in the line of duty since the First World War.

When the Field of Remembrance service first took place in 1928, only two Remembrance Tribute Crosses were planted, now there are about 70,000 crosses produced by the Poppy Factory, of which ...

In England, the remembrance poppy commemorates servicemen and -women who have died in the line of duty. The red poppy pins are always artificial and have been in use since 1921.

The remembrance poppy flower came to symbolize the ultimate combat sacrifice in the years following World War I. The wall features more than 645,000 poppies and stretches 133 feet long by 8½ feet ...

Each November, the red poppy pins become a piece of the royals' wardrobe. The poppy has been used since 1921 to commemorate military members who have died in wars.