Veterans Day was called originally "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, the first
anniversary of the end of World War one.
Veterans Day Facts
In 1954, President Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed by Congress, which
moved the celebration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October.
The law went into effect in 1971, but in 1975 President Ford returned
Veterans Day to November 11, due to the important historical
significance of the date.
Britain, France, Australia and Canada also commemorate the veterans
of World Wars I and II on or near November 11th: Canada has Remembrance
Day, while Britain has Remembrance Sunday (the second Sunday of
November). In Europe, Britain and the Commonwealth countries it is
common to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. every November 11.
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