The name of the veterans holiday of November 11 was originally called Armistice Day. It was a remembrance of World War I. However, in light of World War II and other wars, the name was changed to honor veterans of all time.
Veterans of WW II, the Korean War (etc.) are just as deserving of being remembered as veterans of WW I, for whom Armistice Day was originally created.
Armistice Day in the US was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.
It used to be called armisitce day until Eisenhower changed it to veteran's day
In 1954, during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day.
Veterans day is the commemoration of the end of the first world war. But it now represents the end of all wars and honors all of our troops.
Public Law 380, signed into law by President Eisenhower on June 21, 1954, changed November from Armistice Day to Veterans Day. This change was intended to honor all veterans, not just those of WW1. November 11, 1954 was the first Veterans Day.
youre mom named it Veterans Day
Veterans are the people that were able to withstand war either if they died or not. So Veterans Day was named in honor of them.
Armistice Day in the US was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.
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veterans day but it was called armistice day before the name was changed in veterans 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.
To honor all veterans and not just the end of WWI.
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No president--the US Congress changed the name to Veterans Day in 1954.
Because they changed Veterans Day into armistice day in 1954 because they thought it's was a better name
about 90 years