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Funerals of American people, ceremonies connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
In the United States, the United States Army Military District of Washington (MDW) is responsible for providing military funerals. "Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the program for instituting a dignified military funeral with full honors to the nation's veterans.
State funerals usually include much pomp and ceremony as well as religious overtones and distinctive elements of military tradition. Generally, state funerals are held in order to involve the general public in a national day of mourning after the family of the deceased gives consent. A state funeral will often generate mass publicity from both ...
Funeral of August Spies, George Engel, Adolph Fischer, and Albert Parsons: November 13, 1887 United States: Chicago ~500,000 [5] Funeral of Wilhelm I: March 12–16, 1888 German Empire: Berlin: 200,000 [6] State funeral of Pedro II of Brazil: December 9, 1891 French Third Republic: Paris: 200,000 – 300,000 [7] [8] Funeral of Henry George ...
ATLANTA − Funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday as the U.S. pays respect to the 39th president who passed away last Sunday at 100 years old. The nation will honor ...
In the United States, state funerals are held in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., and involve military spectacle, ceremonial pomp, and religious observance. As the highest possible honor bestowed upon a person posthumously , state funerals are an entitlement offered to a sitting or former President of the United States, a President-elect ...
Tombs of presidents of the United States (2 C, 42 P) Pages in category "Deaths and funerals of United States presidents" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.