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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.

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In 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the initial commemoration of Armistice Day. It became Veteran's day and a legal holiday under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day Proclamation.

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Eisenhower was in office when the name of Armistice Day was changed to Veterans' Day. Woodrow Wilson was the President when Armistice Day began.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Woodrow Wilson

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President Eisenhower on May 26, 1954.

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georgie Washington

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