Summary
Prior to 1954, Nov. 11 was called Armistice Day, a date set aside in 1918 by the United States, Great Britain and France to commemorate the cessation of World War I, or the end of the "war to end all wars."
"To us in America," President Wilson said in 1919, "the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations."See the full content of this document
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Away We Go: Remembering America's Armed Forces
An act of Congress, approved on May 13, 1938, legislated that Nov. 11 be designated a legal holiday. After World War II, this tribute broadened its recognition to include the veterans and the dead of this conflict. In 1954, at the close of the Korean War, the a...
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