2006-11-03 01:11:34 · 5 answers · asked by igotthatfire256 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Nov 11, 1918. It used to celebrate the end of WWI, but now it is a national holiday honoring all veterans.
2006-11-03 01:20:17 · answer #1 · answered by Squid Vicious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HI,
At 3 a.m. Detroit time on Nov. 11, 1918, the imperial German army radioed to the world that it had signed the Allied unconditional terms of surrender. The guns of the Great War, later known as World War I, became silent, replaced by outbursts of joy across the nation. It was over, over there.
This is know as First Armistice DAy.
Redgs,
Venkat
2006-11-03 09:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by venkat0906 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first Armistice Day was November 11, 1919; it did not become a legal Federal holiday until 1938. On June 1, 1954 President Eisenhower changed the name of the memorial holiday to Veteran's Day.
For more history on Armistice/Veteran's Day, see the following website: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/vetsday/vetshist.htm
2006-11-03 09:20:58 · answer #3 · answered by misswibb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finish of world war One on the 11/11/1918
2006-11-03 09:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by pa69oldfart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1918 end of WW I
2006-11-03 09:14:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋