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   November 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) End of World War I-related observances: Armistice Day (New Zealand, France, Belgium and Serbia) National Independence Day (Poland), commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Armistice_of_11_November_1918Armistice of 11 November 1918 - Wikipedia

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   The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, at sea, and in the air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary.

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   Apr 11, 2024 · Adam Volle. Armistice Day, international holiday observed each year on November 11 to commemorate the end of World War I. The titular armistice was signed at 5:45 am on November 11, 1918, at Compiègne, in the region of Picardy, France. The agreement took effect at 11:00 am, thus officially ending the war on.

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   Why is 11 November celebrated every year?

   • 11 November is commemorated annually in many countries under various names such as Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, and in Poland, it is Independence Day. [citation needed]

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   When is November 11 in the Gregorian calendar?

   • November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 50 days remain until the end of the year. 308 – At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of the Tetrarchy.

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   Why was 11 November 1918 called 'Nine'?

   • The date was chosen to echo the 1918 Armistice (on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month), and because "nine" is a homophone of the word for "long lasting" in Chinese (to suggest that the peace won would last forever). Map showing the Western Front as it stood on 11 November 1918.

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   Why is November 11 a legal holiday?

   • A Congressional Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U.S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made November 11 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'".

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