Veterans Day Summary
This story is talk about Veterans Day. Veterans Day is for the soldiers who died in the war. In 1938, Congress voted Armistice Day a legal holiday after war ended.
But in 1953, townspeople in Emporia, Kansas, celebrated holiday as "Veterans Day" in gratitude to the veterans in their town. Soon after, Congress passed a bill to rename the day, and in 1954, President Eisenhower officially changed the name of the national holiday to Veterans Day. At 11:00 in the morning, in some communities, American observe a moment of silence, remembering those who have fought in the war. By remembering veterans and all that they went through, perhaps the leaders of nations will strive to find peaceful solutions to world problems, using war only as a very last resort.
But in 1953, townspeople in Emporia, Kansas, celebrated holiday as "Veterans Day" in gratitude to the veterans in their town. Soon after, Congress passed a bill to rename the day, and in 1954, President Eisenhower officially changed the name of the national holiday to Veterans Day. At 11:00 in the morning, in some communities, American observe a moment of silence, remembering those who have fought in the war. By remembering veterans and all that they went through, perhaps the leaders of nations will strive to find peaceful solutions to world problems, using war only as a very last resort.