Veterans Day:
November 11, or what is now known as Vetrens Day, was origanly made to be as an average U.S. holliday to honor Armistic Day- the end of World War 1, which officialy took place on November 11, 1998. In legislature that was passed in 193, November 11 was "dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be here after celebrated and known as 'Armistic Day'. As such, this new legal holliday honord World War 1 veterans. In 1954, after being in World War 2 and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistic" and inserting the word "Veterans". With the approval of this legislation on June 1st, 1954, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.
http://www.military.com/veterans-day/
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