Veterans Day, in the United States, national holiday (November
11) honoring veterans of the armed forces and those killed in the
country’s wars.
The observance originated in 1919 on
the first anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended World War I and
was known as Armistice Day. It was commemorated in 1921 with the burial
of an unknown soldier from World War I at Arlington National Cemetery in
Arlington, Va. Other countries that had lost soldiers in the conflict,
such as Italy and Portugal, conducted similar ceremonies that year.
The previous year, unknown soldiers had been interred at Westminster Abbey in London, Eng., and at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Read more from Encyclopedia Britanica»
The previous year, unknown soldiers had been interred at Westminster Abbey in London, Eng., and at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Read more from Encyclopedia Britanica»
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