The confusion surrounding Veterans Day stems from the way the meaning of Veterans Day has evolved since the holiday was first observed in 1919. In this presentation, Dave Rocker answers three probing questions: 1. How Veterans Day came to be; 2. Why Americans observe Veterans Day on November 11th; and 3. Why Americans tend to confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day. For more information, visit Dave Rocker's website: DaveRocker.org

1. Why
Americans
Observe
VeteransDay
B Y D A V E R O C K E R

2. Each year, we celebrate the brave men &
women who protect our freedoms in the U.S.

3. But, How did Veterans Day come
to be?
Why do Americans observe
Veterans Day on November 11th?
Why do Americans confuse
Memorial Day and Veterans
Day?

4. The confusion surrounding
Veterans Day stems from the
way the meaning of
Veterans Day has evolved
since the holiday was first
observed in 1919. At that
time, President Woodrow
Wilson declared November
11th as the day and date on
which Americans would
commemorate the end of
World War I.

5. It wasn’t until 1938 that Congress
approved a bill to formalize
November 11 as a federal holiday.
Back then, the day was called
“Armistice Day.”

6. Although the legislation
specified Armistice Day was
intended to honor the cause of
world peace,
Americans–perhaps due to the
World War I-centric origins of
Armistice Day–continued to
associate the holiday with
World War I veterans.

7. In light of World War II and the
Korean War, as well as other
violent conflicts which ensued
in the decades that followed,
commemorating “world peace”
to Americans felt more and
more out of place.

8. In 1954, Congress changed the
“Armistice” title from the
holiday’s original legislation
and replaced the word with
“Veterans”; President
Eisenhower issued the first
Veterans Day proclamation that
same year.

9. "Memorial Day would honor
Americans who died in war,
President Eisenhower stated.
Veterans Day would honor all
who served and fought in
American wars.."

10. Although most U.S. federal
holidays are celebrated on
Monday (for purposes of
creating a long weekend for
federal employees), Veterans
Day is still observed on
November 11th in order to
preserve the historical
significance of the date.

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DaveRocker.org
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