october 4, 1918
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was the president on November 11,1918 when the armistice ending World Wat I took effect. and he called for holiday a year later on that day that became known as Armistice Day.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919 President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954.
It is called Armistice Day. A celebration of the Armistice signed to cease fighting, marking the end of World War I.
November 11 was declared "Armistice Day" in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson but President Eisenhower changed it to Veterans Day.
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.
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President Woodrow Wilson was in office on November 11, 1918, when the armistice took effect.
The Fourteen Points plan and Kaiser, the German emperor, to give up power.
Woodrow Wilson was President when November 11 became a national holiday. The reason was the Armistice ending WW I which occurred on November 11,1918.
President Woodrow Wilson after WW1 ended he made November 11 the day to hobor Veterans and he called it Armistice Day.
President Wilson would only agree to Germany's surrender if the German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, abdicated. He believed that a fundamental change in Germany's leadership was necessary to ensure a genuine and lasting peace. This stance was part of Wilson's broader vision for a democratic post-war Europe. Ultimately, the abdication occurred, leading to the signing of the armistice on November 11, 1918.