Over a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, originally called “Armistice Day” to mark the end of that war, should be a sign of the nation’s gratitude.
How Black Civil War Patriots Should Be Remembered This Veterans Day
Jonathan Lande / Made by History, Time
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 6:00am
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