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HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY

November, 1954

Veterans Day has its origins at the end of World War I when at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the fighting ended with the signing of an armistice. U.S.

Soldiers celebrate the armistice that ended World War I, Nov. 11, 1918

In 1954, Congress passed the bill that President Eisenhower signed proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day.

In 1921, an unknown World War I …

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