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11
Nov

THE END OF WW I ON THIS DAY IN 1918

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A couple walking by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on May 1943.

  
Today is known as Veterans Day. It originated with Armistice Day observances marking the anniversary of the 1918 end of World War I, which became an
official holiday in the 1930s. In 1954, the U.S. Congress officially turned
Armistice Day into Veterans Day.

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09
Nov

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Happy Veterans Day Parades

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Nov

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