Veteran's Day or Armistice Day
When and where did we come to celebrate this holiday, now observed largely in the United Kingdom and the United States? In short...the holiday found its origins grounded in the blood of millions who fought and died in France from 1914-1918. Below are links from the BBC which tell the story of the Great War, and the holiday that we observe today.
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Rearview
Mirror: The first Armistice Day: When the doughboys ...
... The first Armistice Day: When
the doughboys came marching home.
By Patricia Zacharias / The Detroit News. ...
detnews.com/history/veterans/veterans.htm - 35k - Cached
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