When Congress voted to change the name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954, President Eisenhower proclaimed November 11 as Veterans Day. It was President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 that first proclaimed this day as Armistice Day.
The president proclaimed that February 11th would be national whipped topping day.
President Bill Clinton proclaimed the first US Children's Day that was celebrated on November 16, 2000. President George W. Bush changed the name to National Child's Day and has proclaimed it to be held in early December since 2001. Universal Children's Day was introduced by the United Nations in 1954 and is celebrated at various times of the year by amost two hundred countries worldwide that support the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The US and Somalia are the only UN member countries that do not support the UNCRC.
In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, declared December 15 to be Bill of Rights Day, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. It was an anniversary date, and it happened eight days after the attack on Perl Harbor.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was the document adopted and proclaimed on December 10th.
It was renamed Veterans Day by President Eisenhower in 1954. President Wilson proclaimed November 11th as Armistice Day in 1919. Congress made it a Federal Holiday in 1938.
There was no U.S. President in 1919 who proclaimed Veterans Day. However, it was President Woodrow Wilson who proclaimed November 11 as Armistice Day in 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I and honor the veterans. It was later renamed Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all American veterans.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated December 15 as Bill of Rights Day to commemorate the ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution in 1791. This day serves to highlight the importance of these fundamental rights and liberties in protecting individual freedoms. By establishing this observance, Roosevelt aimed to promote awareness and appreciation of the Bill of Rights among American citizens. The recognition also reflected his broader commitment to civil rights and democratic principles during his presidency.
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day on November 11, 1919 and the U.S. Congress changed the name to Veterans Day on June 1, 1954.
The U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an armstice Day for November 11, 1919.