5 May 1866 May 4, 2016 Author: Staff Memorial Day first celebrated in the USA at Waterloo, New York. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I perceived that to express those impressions, to write that essential book, which is the only true one, a great writer does not, in the current meaning of the word, invent it, but, since it exists already in each one of us, interprets it. The duty and the task of a writer are those of an interpreter." Marcel Proust — Click here for more from Marcel Proust Related posts: 27 July 1866 6 April 1974 9 March 1959 Categories: History Tags: 1866, 5 May