{"id":90688,"date":"2020-05-28T18:30:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T23:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=90688"},"modified":"2020-05-28T18:30:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T23:30:54","slug":"in-dc-memorial-day-represents-a-return-to-normalcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/in-dc-memorial-day-represents-a-return-to-normalcy\/","title":{"rendered":"In DC, Memorial Day represents a return to normalcy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Yousef Nasser<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Medill Reports<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Americans have been living in quarantine for more than two months due to COVID-19. In Washington D.C., Memorial Day presented an opportunity for people to get out of their house, enjoy the weather, and honor those who have served our country.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Memorial Day\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/423409461?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">People sitting on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Memorial Day 2020. (Yousef Nasser\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Yousef Nasser Medill Reports Americans have been living in quarantine for more than two months due to COVID-19. In Washington D.C., Memorial Day presented an opportunity for people to get out of their house, enjoy the weather, and honor those who have served our country. 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