Why is it no longer called Armistice Day?
Armistice Day, which is also known as Veterans Day is a well-known day that is commemorated annually on 11 November. The day is commemorated every year to mark the armistice signed among the Allies of the first world war (World War I) and the country Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am. It is recognized…
Armistice Day, which is also known as Veterans Day is a well-known day that is commemorated annually on 11 November. The day is commemorated every year to mark the armistice signed among the Allies of the first world war (World War I) and the country Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am. It is recognized for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front WW I, which happened at 11 am at the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of the year 1918. However, an intelligence officer who was with the U.S First Division, according to Thomas R. Gowenlock, when the officer was shelling from both sides, he continued for the rest of the day, then he ended only at nightfall.
Why is it no longer called Armistice Day?
The recognition was then known as Armistice Day, not until President Dwight Eisenhower decided to change the name in the year1954. The motive was for the commemoration to be inclusive of all veterans, not just those who served in World War I. This is the reason it is no longer Armistice Day but rather Veterans Day.
