Much like thoughtful Memorial Day quotes, poppies help keep our attention on the most important aspect of the holiday. But when did the red poppy became a national symbol of remembrance—and more ...

The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to commemorate ... front lines of World War I the emergence of red poppies around the graves and in the battle zones ...

It all began with Walther Nernst, a German chemist. He was born in 1864 in Poland, which was part of Prussia at the time. Nernst was a smart boy, mechanically minded – the type who always ...

The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive red flower become such a ... The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was ...