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10 Patriotic Facts about Veterans Day
1. America, France, Great Britain, and Australia first celebrated Veterans Day on November 11, 1919, to commemorate the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
2. While American cities began celebrating Armistice Day in 1919, Congress made November 11 an official national holiday in 1938, with time off from work and school to honor soldiers and their sacrifice.
3. Veterans Day was first known as Armistice Day; President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name in 1954 to honor all Veterans, not just those who fought in World Wars I and II.
4. From 1971 until 1975, Veterans Day observance was moved from November 11 to the fourth Monday in October. President Gerald Ford passed a law reverting its observance to the original date.
5. Armistice Day celebrations tapered off after WWII due to the horrors of war America had experienced. The holiday became popular again in the 1950s.
6. While Memorial Day commemorates those who have died in military service, Veterans Day celebrates military personnel more broadly, both the living and dead, and includes veterans of all American military conflicts.
7. Veterans Day was founded by town officials in Emporia, Kansas. It was the first city to celebrate all veterans of all wars, which became common practice in the rest of the country after their example.
8. At 11 a.m. every Veterans Day, a cohort of military members from all branches gather to pay tribute to veterans at the the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery.
9. The President of the United States, or their representative, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns every Veterans Day.
10. When Veterans Day became a national holiday, it was a day devoted to “the cause of world peace.”
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10 Patriotic Facts about Veterans Day
1. America, France, Great Britain, and Australia first celebrated Veterans Day on November 11, 1919, to commemorate the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
2. While American cities began celebrating Armistice Day in 1919, Congress made November 11 an official national holiday in 1938, with time off from work and school to honor soldiers and their sacrifice.
3. Veterans Day was first known as Armistice Day; President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name in 1954 to honor all Veterans, not just those who fought in World Wars I and II.
4. From 1971 until 1975, Veterans Day observance was moved from November 11 to the fourth Monday in October. President Gerald Ford passed a law reverting its observance to the original date.
5. Armistice Day celebrations tapered off after WWII due to the horrors of war America had experienced. The holiday became popular again in the 1950s.
6. While Memorial Day commemorates those who have died in military service, Veterans Day celebrates military personnel more broadly, both the living and dead, and includes veterans of all American military conflicts.
7. Veterans Day was founded by town officials in Emporia, Kansas. It was the first city to celebrate all veterans of all wars, which became common practice in the rest of the country after their example.
8. At 11 a.m. every Veterans Day, a cohort of military members from all branches gather to pay tribute to veterans at the the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery.
9. The President of the United States, or their representative, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns every Veterans Day.
10. When Veterans Day became a national holiday, it was a day devoted to “the cause of world peace.”
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