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What is Veterans Day? Origins, meaning and how Nov. 11 became a U.S. holiday
Summary
Veterans Day is observed each Nov. 11 to honor U.S. armed service members. The date marks the 1918 armistice ending World War I; Congress acted in 1926 and 1938 to formalize observance, Congress expanded it in 1947 to honor all veterans, and in 1954 President Eisenhower approved the name change to "Veterans Day."
Speaker 1, presenter, opened the briefing by asking, "What is Veterans Day?" The program then explained that Veterans Day is observed each Nov. 11 to honor U.S. armed service members and that the date marks the armistice that ended World War I.
The briefing said the fighting that ended World War I stopped "at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"…
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