Veterans Day has a rich tradition that goes all the way back to 1919. That is when former President Woodrow Wilson first spoke about Armistice Day — which celebrates the end of World War I — a holiday that would eventually become Veterans Day in 1954.

Learn more about the holiday, which falls on Nov. 11.

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