History of Veterans Day

Photos Credit: Google World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919

History of Veterans Day

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History of Veterans Day

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History of Veterans Day

History of Veterans Day

in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France

History of Veterans Day

However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities

History of Veterans Day

between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

History of Veterans Day

For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars

History of Veterans Day

In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words:

History of Veterans Day

"To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory

History of Veterans Day

both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…"

History of Veterans Day

The original concept for the celebration was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11:00 a.m.

History of Veterans Day

The United States Congress officially recognized the end of World War I when it passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926

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