Armistice Day is observed in Britain every 11 November to mark the agreement signed between the Allies and Germany that brought an end to the First World War and to remember the soldiers who gave ...

Each year, on Nov. 11, we pause to honor those who have served through the Armed Services. In the United States, we call it Veterans Day — a time to recognize the courage and sacrifice of all who have ...

Veterans Day has long been observed in the U.S., becoming a holiday nearly a century ago. The name has evolved, once as a celebration recognizing the end of World War I. The name and purpose ...

Nov. 11, will mark the 107th anniversary of the signing of the World War I armistice that ceased hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect on the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the ...

Day Was the American Legion's Own, Not a Cent Having Been Solicited from Source Other Than Ex-Service Men -- Membership ...

The Princess of Wales marked Armistice Day at an armed forces memorial garden in Staffordshire. Members of the royal family honoured the end of the First World War as the nation observed the ...

Bells worldwide were rung at the eleventh hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, to celebrate the end of The Great War, the “war to end all wars.” That tradition continued annually for 35 ...

Duck hunting had been a little slow in the fall of 1940. That year, November 11, Armistice Day—renamed Veterans Day in 1954—fell on a Monday, so hunters were out taking advantage of a three-day ...

The ceremony is usually attended by a blood member of the royal family rather than a spouse King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and more are also commemorating Armistice Day with outings Kate ...

It was November 11 and 12, 1940 and an unusually warm day as duck hunters all over the Midwest set off for a day in the woods. Little did they know a storm was brewing and within hours, they would be ...

Veterans Day has a rich tradition that goes all the way back to 1919. That is when former President Woodrow Wilson first spoke about Armistice Day — which celebrates the end of World War I — a holiday ...