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The 1917 State of the Union Address was given by Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States on Tuesday, December 4, 1917, during his turbulent second term.He spoke in the United States House of Representatives chamber, in the United States Capitol.
On November 10, 1923, Wilson made his last national address, delivering a short Armistice Day radio speech from the library of his home. [291] [292] Wilson's health did not markedly improve after leaving office, [293] declining rapidly in January 1924. He died on February 3, 1924, at the age of 67.
President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917.. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on the German Empire (but, for the moment, not against Germany's allies) in a speech whose transcript [1] reads in part:
Services held every 11 November to mourn British soldiers killed in First World War and all subsequent conflicts
Keynes summarises the most important aspects of the Fourteen Points and other addresses by Wilson that were part of the Armistice agreement. The Fourteen Points – (3) 'The removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the establishment of an equality of trade conditions among all the nations consenting to the peace and associating ...
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 ...
A two-minute silence has been observed across the nation to mark Armistice Day. The country fell silent at 11am on the anniversary of the end of the First World War to remember those who have died ...
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in a 1918 portrait. The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson.