In accordance with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Monday_Holiday_Act" id="mwAR8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Uniform Monday Holiday Act">Uniform Monday Holiday Act</a> passed by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress" id="mwASA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Congress">U.S. Congress</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968" id="mwASE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1968">1968</a>, observation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day" id="mwASI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Memorial Day">Memorial Day</a> occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day" id="mwASM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Memorial Day">Memorial Day</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_30" id="mwASQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="May 30">May 30</a>.