Armistice Day is observed in Britain every 11 November to mark the agreement signed between the Allies and Germany that brought an end to the First World War and to remember the soldiers who gave ...

The celebration of Veterans Day is rooted in the ending of major hostilities in World War I. The hostilities formally ceased at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918, when the ...

On Veteran’s Day ask someone what U.S. military campaign began on September 26, 1918 and what did it achieve. The answer is the Meuse-Argonne offensive in France in which the U.S. led the Allies to ...

This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as The Kansas Shoe Repairman Responsible for Veterans Day. The ...

In 1954, the US Congress renamed Armistice Day to Veterans Day. The stated reason was to remember all generations of US veterans, not just veterans from the First World War. Congress advanced this ...

Americans will celebrate Veterans Day Thursday, honoring those who fought in all the nation's wars. For many older people, who can remember observing the holiday in school during the World War II era ...

With Veterans Day just passed, we would do well to remember its origin, the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. This date was celebrated as Armistice Day, a day to end all wars, until the U.S.