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Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on Nov. 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with holidays in several countries, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which also occur on the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect.

In 1954, at the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day.

Veterans Day is distinct from Memorial Day, a U.S. public holiday in May as Veterans Day commemorates the service of all U.S. veterans, while the older Memorial Day, which grew out of Civil War commemorations, specifically honors those who have died while in military service.

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