What Is Veterans Day in the US? — VOA Learning English
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World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in France on June 28, 1919.
However, fighting had stopped seven months earlier with an armistice, or an agreement to stop fighting, between the Allied nations and Germany on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
The date, November 11, is now remembered as Veterans Day, a holiday to thank and honor all who served in the United States military.
The celebration first started on November 11, 1919, as Armistice Day. At the time, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson said the 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…” The…
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