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  2. Armistice Day - Wikipedia

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    Armistice Day celebrations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11 November 1918. Armistice Day, later known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the United States, is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am [1] for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of ...

  3. Veterans Day - Wikipedia

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    [b] [1] [2] It coincides with holidays in several countries, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which also occur on the anniversary of the end of World War I. [3] Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect.

  4. Ever wonder why Veterans Day is on Nov. 11? It wasn’t ... - AOL

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    It may be common knowledge that Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day.Why we celebrate veterans on Nov. 11 may be less known. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, “World War I ...

  5. Is Veterans Day a federal holiday? Here's what to know for ...

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    The day was first recognized by Congress in 1926, and became an official holiday in 1938, when it was known as "Armistice Day" and was primarily meant to celebrate World War I veterans.

  6. 25 Veterans Day Facts to Honor Those Who’ve Served - AOL

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    The armistice between the Allied forces and Germany was put into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. 5. In 1938, Armistice Day was officially made into a legal ...

  7. Armistice of 11 November 1918 - Wikipedia

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    After the war, there was a deep shame that so many soldiers died on the final day of the war, especially in the hours after the treaty had been signed but had not yet taken effect. In the United States, Congress opened an investigation to find out why and if blame should be placed on the leaders of the American Expeditionary Forces, including ...

  8. Centenary of the Armistice of 11 November 1918 - Wikipedia

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    Front page of The New York Times on 11 November 1918. The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was signed near the French town of Compiègne, between the Allied Powers and Germany—represented by Supreme Allied Commander Ferdinand Foch and civilian politician Matthias Erzberger respectively—with capitulations having already been made separately by Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary.

  9. Armistice Day: What is the history behind the Remembrance ...

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    Services held every 11 November to mourn British soldiers killed in First World War and all subsequent conflicts