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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 1053447" data-attributes="member: 38206"><p><strong>On this day, 11 Nov 1918</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>World War I, then normally referred to simply as The Great War (no one could imagine any war being greater!),</strong></p><p> <strong>ended with the implementation of an armistice [temporary cessation of hostilities-in this case until the final</strong></p><p> <strong>peace treaty, the infamous Treaty of Versailles, was signed in 1919] between the Allies and Germany at</strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: #0000cd">the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of November, 1918.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000cd">1919</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000cd"></span>November 11: President Wilson proclaims the first Armistice Day with the following words:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> <strong>"To us in America, the reflections of armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who</strong></p><p> <strong>died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which </strong></p><p><strong>it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and </strong></p><p><strong>justice in the councils of the nations."</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000cd">1921</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>Congress passes legislation approving the establishment of a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in</p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>Arlington National Cemetery. November 11 is chosen for the date of the ceremony. </p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong></p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>According on October 20, Congress declares November 11, 1921 a legal Federal holiday to honor all those </p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>who participated in the war.</p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong></p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>The ceremony was conducted with great success. </p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong></p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #0000cd">1938</span></p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #0000cd"></span>Congress passes legislation on May 13 making November 11 a legal Federal holiday, Armistice Day.</p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>The United States has no 'actual' national holidays because the states retain the right to designate their own </p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>holidays. </p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong></p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>The Federal government can in fact only designate holidays for Federal employees and for the District of Columbia.</p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>But in practice the states almost always follow the Federal lead in designation of holidays. </p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #0000cd">1954</span></p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>On June 1, President Eisenhower signs legislation changing the name of the legal holiday from Armistice Day</p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong>to Veteran's Day.</p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong></p></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong><a href="http://www.history.army.mil/html/reference/holidays/vetsday/vetshist.html" target="_blank">The History of Veterans Day - U.S. Army Center of Military History</a></p><p></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="texan, post: 1053447, member: 38206"] [B]On this day, 11 Nov 1918 World War I, then normally referred to simply as The Great War (no one could imagine any war being greater!), ended with the implementation of an armistice [temporary cessation of hostilities-in this case until the final peace treaty, the infamous Treaty of Versailles, was signed in 1919] between the Allies and Germany at [COLOR=#0000cd]the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of November, 1918. 1919 [/COLOR]November 11: President Wilson proclaims the first Armistice Day with the following words: "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, 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." [COLOR=#0000cd]1921[/COLOR] [LEFT]Congress passes legislation approving the establishment of a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. November 11 is chosen for the date of the ceremony. According on October 20, Congress declares November 11, 1921 a legal Federal holiday to honor all those who participated in the war. The ceremony was conducted with great success. [COLOR=#0000cd]1938 [/COLOR]Congress passes legislation on May 13 making November 11 a legal Federal holiday, Armistice Day. The United States has no 'actual' national holidays because the states retain the right to designate their own holidays. The Federal government can in fact only designate holidays for Federal employees and for the District of Columbia. But in practice the states almost always follow the Federal lead in designation of holidays. [COLOR=#0000cd]1954 [/COLOR] On June 1, President Eisenhower signs legislation changing the name of the legal holiday from Armistice Day to Veteran's Day. [URL="http://www.history.army.mil/html/reference/holidays/vetsday/vetshist.html"]The History of Veterans Day - U.S. Army Center of Military History[/URL][/LEFT] [/B] [/QUOTE]
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