who have served in the United States

armed services. Veterans Day is a legal

federal holiday in the United States. It

is celebrated on November 11th. The

United Kingdom celebrates November

11 as Armistice Day. It is not a legal

holiday, but special observances

celebrate the armistice that ended

World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. Canada

has a legal holiday called Remembrance

Day that is celebrated on November 11.

Veterans Day celebrations in the United

States include parades and speeches.

Special services are held at the Tomb of

the Unknown Soldier in Arlington

National Cemetery in Arlington,

Virginia, on Veterans Day.

In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson

proclaimed November 11 as Armistice

Day to remind Americans of the

tragedies of war. A 1938 law made the

day a federal holiday. In 1954, Congress

changed the holiday's name to Veterans

Day to honor all United States veterans.

[Source: The World Book Encyclopedia]