It was first called Armistice Day to celebrate the end of WWI on November 11, 1918. Then after WWII, it was renamed Veterans' Day. It did not make sense to make a big deal about the end of WWI after WWII, (a much bigger and more costier war in terms of lives and money).
Veterans Day is celebrated on the 11th of November.
Armistice day/Veterans Day
Armistice Day.
Gerald R. Ford was the first to declare November 11th a holiday.
November 11th was selected as Veteran's Day. The holiday was originally called "Armistice Day", because on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice ended WWI.
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Lincoln. He did this after Gettysburg.
US Veterans Day holiday is ALWAYS the 11th of November. In 2009 it is Wednesday, 11 November.
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November 11th - which is today, as I type.
The Federal Holiday is observed on the following Monday. Veterans Day is always the 11th of November in the US and Canada. There was an attempt to change it to the 4th Monday, but that failed due to the historical significance of the 11th.
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