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Veterans Day

Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day, is the anniversary of the ending of the World War I. In the United States it is celebrated as a holiday on November 11.

Following World War II, the name of the holiday was changed to Veterans Day to honor those who died in all American wars.



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