This is a repeat of one of the most popular posts I ever did.  It still gets hits every day from around the world. However, there is a mistake in the text. I went to "Military.com" to get the true facts. Here they are: Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was "dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day.'" As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans. (Roosevelt signed this legislation).

In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress -- at the urging of the veterans' service organizations -- amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. (President Dwight D. Eisenhower actually signed the legislation changing the name from Armistice Day to Veterans' Day rather than Roosevelt as the article states.)

In 1968, the Uniforms Holiday Bill ensured three-day weekends for federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. Under this bill, Veterans' Day was moved to the last Monday of October. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holiday on its original date. The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on Oct. 25, 1971.

Finally on September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans' Day to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans' Day holiday has been observed on Nov. 11.

Why We Celebrate Veteran's Day on November 11

November 11, 2006 / by southwesterngrad / Edit Post