Veterans Day Interesting Facts of The Week

Do you know why Veterans Day is always on the 11th day of November every year? That’s because it is meant to honor the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”

Want to read more facts about Veterans Day, visit history.com

According to History.com, Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and November 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.

Do you know why Veterans Day is always on the 11th day of November every year? That’s because it is meant to honor the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”

Want to read more facts about Veterans Day, visit history.com

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