Alfred King, a store owner from Kansas thought it would be a good idea to expand the original Armistice Day (honoring veterans of World War I) to celebrate all veterans.
Armistice Day
In the US, Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, and was celebrated after 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.
It used to be called armisitce day until Eisenhower changed it to veteran's day
Armistice Day in the US was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.
No president--the US Congress changed the name to Veterans Day in 1954.
Armistice Day .
Veterans Day was called Armistice Day in 1919.
In Europe veterans day is called Remembrance day.
1938 it was mad a national holiday but it was called Armistice Day but was later changed to veterans day on June 11th 1954 to honer all us veterans.
In the US, Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day. It is a holiday to remember and honor the sacrifice of all who wear the uniform in defense of the US.
Veterans Day in the US is always on November 11.