From How to Raise an American: 1776 Fun and Easy Tools, Tips, and Activities to Help Your Child Love This Country:What's the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day in May? Veterans Day is to thank all men and women who have served in the military during times of war and peace. Memorial Day honors those who died while serving our country. Yes, Veterans Day used to be called Armistice Day and celebrated the signing of a truce between Germany and the Allied forces on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 that ended the First World War. President Wilson declared the first Armistice Day in 1919 to honor those who had participated in the war.
In 1954, President Eisenhower signed legislation to change the name of Veterans Day to also honor all who had served in America's subsequent wars.
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