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     • Monday, November 11

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   • Chicago Tribune

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   When did Veterans Day become a national holiday?

   • Commemorated in many countries as Armistice Day the following year, November 11th became a federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became known as Veterans Day. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, marking the official end of World War I.

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   When is Veterans Day?

   • Veterans Day is a U.S. public holiday honoring military veterans that is observed annually on or around November 11.

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   Why is Veterans Day celebrated on November 11?

   • Veterans Day, in the United States, national holiday (November 11) honouring veterans of the armed forces and those killed in the country’s wars. The observance originated in 1919 on the first anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended World War I and was known as Armistice Day.

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   When did Veterans Day end?

   • In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became known as Veterans Day. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, marking the official end of World War I. Nonetheless, the armistice date of November 11, 1918, remained in the public imagination as the date that marked the end of the conflict.

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   Oct 14, 2009 · Learn about the origin and significance of Veterans Day, a U.S. legal holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars. Find out how it evolved from Armistice Day, when it is observed and how it differs from Memorial Day.

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   Date. November 11 [a] Frequency. Annual. Related to. Remembrance Day. Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

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   Apr 27, 2024 · Veterans Day, in the United States, national holiday (November 11) honouring veterans of the armed forces and those killed in the country’s wars. The observance originated in 1919 on the first anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended World War I and was known as Armistice Day.

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   • 1919. In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”
   • 1926. The United States Congress officially recognized the end of World War I when it passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926, with these words: Whereas the 11th of November 1918, marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far reaching war in human annals and the resumption by the people of the United States of peaceful relations with other nations, which we hope may never again be severed, and.
   • 1938. An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday—a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as “Armistice Day.”
   • 1954. In 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation’s history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the Veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting in its place the word “Veterans.”

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   May 7, 2024 · Learn about the history, ceremonies, and observances of Veterans Day in the United States. Find out how to apply for regional site designation, participate in poster competition, and join the Veterans Day National Committee.

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    May 7, 2024 · Learn about the history, meaning, and observance of Veterans Day in the United States and other countries. Find out how to get posters, poppies, and teachers' resources for this national holiday.