The history of Veterans Day

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Originally known as THE HISTORYVeterans Dayof Armistice Day, Veterans Day was originally a U.S. legal holiday set to commemorate the end of World War I, which ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

World War I officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, but the fighting had ended about seven months before when the Allies and Germany put into effect an armistice on the 11th hour of November 11, 1918.

In 1926, Congress officially recognized November 11, 1918 as the end of the war and, in 1938, through an act of Congress, November 11 was made a legal holiday set aside to honor veterans of World War I.

World War II and the causing confusion, Congress ,for the fourth Monday of President Gerald R. Ford Korean War then happened, signed the Uniform Holiday every October. signed another law returning so in 1954, at the urging Bill in 1968, ensuring that Several states were the annual observance of of the veterans service four national holidays would unhappy with this decision Veterans Day to its original organizations, Congress be celebrated on Monday: and continued to celebrate date of November 11, starting amended the Act of 1938 by Washington’s Birthday, the holiday on its original in 1978. Since then, the changing the word “armistice” Memorial Day, Veterans Day date, which was November 11. Veterans Day holiday has to the word “veterans.” On and Columbus Day. This It finally became obvious been observed on that date. June 1, 1954, November also gave federal employees that most Americans wanted 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. three-day weekends. October 25, 1971 was the to celebrate in November, since it was a date of historic Information from govinfo.gov and defense.gov

Because the date of Veterans first Veterans Day under this and patriotic significance, Day had also been changed, new bill, which set the holiday so on September 20, 1975,