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Why is Veterans Day celebrated on November 11?

Every year on Nov. 11, the United States marks Veterans Day, celebrating people who have fought in the U.S. military throughout the nation's history. In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower declared that ...
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Nov. 11 and the origin of Veteran’s Day

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Fighting stopped at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, officially ending World War I. One year later, Congress officially recognized Nov. 11 as Armistice Day. After World War II, veterans ...