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Remembering The 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day

Ani Bundel

09 Nov 2018 — 3 min read

This weekend, the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of what is now known as Veterans Day.

Robert: Cease fire will begin at eleven o'clock on the morning of the eleventh of November.
Mrs. Patmore: Why can't it begin now?
Thomas: The eleventh of the eleventh seem pretty tidy to me.

Here in America, awareness of Veterans Day rises and falls with the country's war status. Currently, it is mostly used to mark the continuation of the Iraq War, and to thank those who still go overseas for their service. But the military remembrance day is actually a legacy of the first World War, and the date springs from the decision by the European powers-that-be to call a cease-fire at 11:11 a.m. on 11/11/1918.

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