Veteran's Day is an annual American holiday honoring military veterans. It is a
federal holiday and state holiday. Veteran's Day is observed on November 11.
It is an US legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place
on November 11.
US President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 12, 1919.
On June 1, 1954, the name was changed to Veteran Day to honor the bravery and sacrifice
all US veterans.
It is celebrated as a national holiday in United States(USA), American Samoa, Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands.
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