Their demand that bonuses be paid early was ignored.
There are still WWI veterans living in the US.
WWI veterans wanted a promised bonus .
To honor all veterans and not just the end of WWI.
It marks the end of WWI.
Hoovervilles were set up in Washington D.C. by WWI veterans looking for jobs and veterans benefits.
Its the day WWI ended. After a few years of celebrating it became Veterans Day.
It marks the end of WWI.
It marks the end of WWI.
Veterans' Day was originally called Armistice Day. It orginally just celebrated/honored WWI veterans. However, following WWII the holiday was renamed and now honors all US military veterans.
WWI was a major cause of the Great Depression.
After WWI, Congress votes to give veterans a bonus that will be paid in the year 1945, but in 1932 veterans march on Washington DC demanding their bonus. Thousands of veterans set up camp out side of the capital
veterans day is celebrated for all the veterans that risked their lives to get freedom by rithik