Bureau of the Census Facts for Features: 'Veterans Day 2024: November 11'
October 29, 2024
October 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following document on October 16, 2024, entitled "Veterans Day 2024: November 11.":
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Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 making it an annual observance, and it became a national holiday in 1938. Sixteen years later, then-President Dwight D. . . .
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Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 making it an annual observance, and it became a national holiday in 1938. Sixteen years later, then-President Dwight D. . . .