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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. Compiègne Wagon - Wikipedia

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    On 8 November 1918, Foch and representatives from the Allied Powers met representatives from the German Empire to discuss the terms of armistice in the then-called "Wagon of Compiègne". The agreement was signed in the carriage on 11 November, and was the final ceasefire which ended fighting in the First World War; the other Central Powers had ...

  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. Armistice of 22 June 1940 - Wikipedia

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    The Armistice of 22 June 1940, sometimes referred to as the Second Armistice at Compiègne, was an agreement signed at 18:36 on 22 June 1940 [1] near Compiègne, France by officials of Nazi Germany and the French Third Republic. It became effective at midnight on 25 June.

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

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

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    In the United States, President Woodrow Wilson hailed the first Armistice Day celebration on 11 November 1919, although it would not be formalised by Congress until 1926. France followed suit in ...

  8. Two-minute silence - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom and other countries within the Commonwealth, a two-minute silence is observed as part of Remembrance Day to remember those who died in conflict. Held each year at 11:00 am on 11 November, the silence coincides with the time in 1918 at which the First World War came to an end with the cessation of hostilities, and is generally observed at war memorials and in public places ...

  9. Scotland remembers the fallen on Armistice Day - AOL

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    The day is commemorated every year to mark the signing of the armistice between the Allies and Germany in 1918. It comes after civic and political leaders laid wreaths at war memorials around the ...