On November 12, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed an Armistice Day to remember the ending of hostilities in World War I. In 1938, an act was passed that made November 11th a legal holiday to be dedicated to the cause of World Peace. In 1954, under the Eisenhower administration, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day [...]
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Veterans Day: A Holiday That Should Not Be Taken Lightly
Posted in History, tagged Armistice Day, Dwight Eisenhower, Veterans Day, Woodrow Wilson on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
