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But, How did Veterans Day cometo be?
Why do Americans observeVeterans Day on November 11th?
Why do Americans confuseMemorial Day and Veterans
Day?
The confusion surrounding
Veterans Day stems from the
way the meaning of
Veterans Day has evolved
since the holiday was first
observed in 1919. At that
time, President Woodrow
Wilson declared November
11th as the day and date on
which Americans would
commemorate the end of
World War I.
It wasn’t until 1938 that Congressapproved a bill to formalize
November 11 as a federal holiday.Back then, the day was called
“Armistice Day.”
Although the legislationspecified Armistice Day was
intended to honor the cause ofworld peace,
Americans–perhaps due to theWorld War I-centric origins of
Armistice Day–continued toassociate the holiday with
World War I veterans.
In light of World War II and theKorean War, as well as other
violent conflicts which ensuedin the decades that followed,
commemorating “world peace”to Americans felt more and
more out of place.
In 1954, Congress changed the“Armistice” title from the
holiday’s original legislationand replaced the word with
“Veterans”; PresidentEisenhower issued the first
Veterans Day proclamation thatsame year.
"Memorial Day would honorAmericans who died in war,
President Eisenhower stated.Veterans Day would honor all
who served and fought inAmerican wars.."
Although most U.S. federalholidays are celebrated onMonday (for purposes of
creating a long weekend forfederal employees), Veterans
Day is still observed onNovember 11th in order to
preserve the historicalsignificance of the date.
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