armistice day

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Stacey @xstitcher (39061) • Petaluma, California 11 Nov 24

...Or "Armistice Day" or whatever you grew up calling it depending on your generation. I have an appointment to go to in the early afternoon, but I have a few hours before I go to that. I got a "Happy Birthday, old timer."...

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In Their Lives 11-11-30: The 12th Armistice Day

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 11 Nov 20

Today’s my brother’s birthday, and it was darn nice of the U.S. to make his birthday a federal holiday. . But I’m not using his birth year in this monthlong look at Novembers past in honor of his birthday (and dang...

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100 years ago today,November 11, 1918,was Armistice day.

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 11 Nov 18

It was the 11th hour of the 11th month of 1918, 100 years ago today.It was supposed to be the war to end all wars,but this was not the case.In the United States it is now called veterans day.

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Armistice Day

Mary Ann @therealmaryyy (3162) • Philippines 11 Nov 16

i remember when i first came here in the UK and we did 2 mins of silence to show respect and remember the nation's war dead for Armistice Day. people wear an artificial flower that has been used since 1921 to commemorate military...

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To All veterans Thank you

deebomb @deebomb (15304) • United States 11 Nov 08

In 1918 on the elevanthhour of the eleventh day on the elevanth month The war to end all wars was over. in 1919 November 11 was set aside to commerate all the soldiers that gave their lives to insure an everlasting peace. It was...

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Why is November 11, a holiday?

Mommamea @Mommamea (1215) • United States 10 Nov 06

THE HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY November 11, or what has come to be known as Veterans Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor Armistice Day - the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918....

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