Official Kids Mag www.kidscoop.com © Vicki Whiting November 2021
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efore 1954, Veterans Day was called
Armistice Day. The first Armistice Day,
November 11, 1918, marked the signing of
the peace treaty that ended World War I. (An
armistice is an agreement to stop fighting, and it's
made just before the signing of a peace treaty.)
More soldiers had died in World War I than in any
other war in history. An Australian journalist
named George Honey started a practice that
became a tradition. He asked people to observe
two minutes of silence at 11:00 a.m. as the treaty
was signed, to remember the many fallen soldiers.
In 1954, President Eisenhower signed a law changing
the name of Armistice Day to Veterans Day, thereby
extending the tribute to veterans of all wars.
Find and count all the triangles, squares, circles and
rectangles you can find in the kids' parade.
Peace Treaties
How Veterans Day Began
All About President Eisenhower
The best title for this story would be:
Standards Link: History: Students understand the reasons Americans
observe certain national holidays.
It's a tradition to
display blue and gold
stars in the homes of
families of veterans. A
blue star means the
veteran in the family is
living. A gold star
means the veteran died.
