What was the original name for Veterans Day ?

Question

I need it for extra credit .
Please , give me the correct answer . [:

If you want answer the following as well :

1. Why do we celebrate Veterans Day ?
2. Why was the date chosen ?
3. What was the time ? [ like 'o clock. ]

Answer 1

Armistice Day

1. To honor those military persons who fought for out freedoms in all the wars, conflicts, etc.

2. It was the day they signed the peace agreement to end WW1.

3. 11:00am our time.

The most significant armistice was signed at 5 a.m. on the morning of 11 November 1918, and came into effect six hours later at 11 a.m. (hence the oft-quoted 'eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month').

Answer 2

The original name was Armistice Day. Armistice Day is the anniversary of the official end of World War I, November 11, 1918. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning — the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month." While this official date to mark the end of the war reflects the ceasefire on the Western Front, hostilities continued in other regions, especially across the former Russian Empire and in parts of the old Ottoman Empire.

After World War II, it was changed to Veterans Day in the United States and to Remembrance Day in the British Commonwealth of Nations.

It is one of the few holidays in the US that has not been changed to a Monday,

Answer 3

Armistice Day.

Now, it honors the soldiers who have served in all of our wars. It was originally designated to honor the US soldiers killed in World War I.

The date signifies the 11th day of the 11th Month, when at the 11th hour (11 AM) the Germans signed the armistice, in a railway carriage at Compiegne France, that ended the fighting in World War I . 11:00 O'clock AM November 11, 1918.

Twenty two years later, Adolf Hitler had the French sign the surrender documents in the same railway carriage in 1940.

Answer 4

I believe it was originally called Armistice Day, and celebrated the end of World War I (the Great War, the War to End All Wars, etc). Since it obviously failed to "end all wars" eventually it was felt that the day should honor all veterans. Hence the name change.

Answer 5

Decoration Day or Armistice Day I don't know which you're after.
The day became a remembrance for those who fought for freedom and lost their lives and also served as a reminder of the price for war.
Armistice Day commemorated the end of World War I.
11am.


Memorial Day is a legal holiday, observed annually on the last Monday in May in most of the United States, in honor of the nation's armed services personnel killed in wartime.

The holiday, originally called Decoration Day, is traditionally marked by parades, memorial speeches and ceremonies, and the decoration of graves with flowers and flags, hence the original name.

Memorial Day was first observed on May 30, 1868, on the order of General John Alexander Logan for the purpose of decorating the graves of the American Civil War dead.

It was observed on May 30 until 1971, when most states changed to a newly established federal schedule of holiday observance.

Confederate Memorial Day, formerly a legal holiday in many southern states, is still observed on the fourth Monday in April in Alabama, the last Monday in April in Mississippi, and April 26 in Florida and Georgia.

Armistice Day commemorated the end of World War I.
On this day a truce was signed, 11th hour, of the 11th day of the, 11th month, 1918.

The day became a remembrance for those who fought for freedom and lost their lives and also served as a reminder of the price for war.

After World War II, Armistice Day became known as Veterans Day to honor all who served or fought for the United States in any branch of the armed forces.