Veteran’s Day was once known as Armistice Day.
Armistice Day was to honor the surviving Veterans of WW1.
Armistice Day changed to Veteran’s Day in 1954, so it would
include the other surviving Veterans of the other wars and conflicts.
The government had tried to change the day of Veteran’s Day
to another day, in 1978 a law went into effect that made
Nov. 11, Veteran’s Day.
November 11, 1918 is the official day WW1 ended. That is the main reason November 11, is
Veteran’s Day.
Florence Green, the last known veteran of World War I, died
on February 4, 2012 at age of 110.
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