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Veterans
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Date Founded: November 11 1919
Summary
Veterans Day, originally called “Armistice Day,” was first observed on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and November 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938.