Veterans Day
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Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with holidays in several countries, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which also occur on the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. At the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.
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- Instance of
- public holiday
- Official name
- Armistice Day
- Country
- United States
- Image
- World War I veteran Joseph Ambrose, 86, at the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982.jpg
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- Commons category
- Veterans Day
- inception
- 1919-11-11
- commemorates
- veteran
- day in year for periodic occurrence
- November 11
- native label
- Veterans Day
- described at URL
- baike.sogou.com/v713302.htm
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