11-11-2016, 01:52 PM
Thank you, again, to those who've served our country militarily.
Because I'm a geek who likes facts and history, a bit about this national holiday.
-Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
-Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day–a common misunderstanding, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- In 1954, President Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
- In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed by Congress, which moved the celebration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. The law went into effect in 1971, but in 1975 President Ford returned Veterans Day to November 11, due to the important historical significance of the date.
-Britain, France, Australia and Canada also commemorate the veterans of World Wars I and II on or near November 11th: Canada has Remembrance Day, while Britain has Remembrance Sunday (the second Sunday of November). In Europe, Britain and the Commonwealth countries it is common to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. every November 11.
-There are approximately 21 million military veterans in the United States.
16.1 million living veterans served during at least one war.
5.2 million veterans served in peacetime.
2 million veterans are women.
And that's the truth...
Ref: http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/v...-day-facts
Because I'm a geek who likes facts and history, a bit about this national holiday.
-Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
-Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day–a common misunderstanding, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- In 1954, President Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
- In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed by Congress, which moved the celebration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. The law went into effect in 1971, but in 1975 President Ford returned Veterans Day to November 11, due to the important historical significance of the date.
-Britain, France, Australia and Canada also commemorate the veterans of World Wars I and II on or near November 11th: Canada has Remembrance Day, while Britain has Remembrance Sunday (the second Sunday of November). In Europe, Britain and the Commonwealth countries it is common to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. every November 11.
-There are approximately 21 million military veterans in the United States.
16.1 million living veterans served during at least one war.
5.2 million veterans served in peacetime.
2 million veterans are women.
And that's the truth...
Ref: http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/v...-day-facts