VETERAN'S DAY - Nov. 11 - History and Activities
Friday, November 5, 2010
By Julie Saylor
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Veteran’s Day began as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Then in 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. (click on pdf for more information and activity links)
Veteran's Day - Brief History and Links