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And today, all show long, we're celebrating Veterans Day.

And we bring you next a story from our regular contributor, Anne Claire.

Anne lives in Washington, and today she shares with us a bit of Veterans Day history

and what some of the symbols of this day mean.

Take it away, Anne.

103 years ago, World War I ended.

The armistice that brought about the end of the First World War went into effect in 1918 on November 11th at 11am.

Now, several nations still mark this day and use it as a chance to remember

not only the huge historical event of the armistice being signed, but also to remember all of the

sacrifices that took place before.

In places like Canada and Britain, it is known as Remembrance Day.

In the United States, it's had a couple of names.

Up until 1954, we recognized it as Armistice Day,

primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I.

But in 1954, after World War II had sent millions of other Americans into service,

and after we'd also been involved in conflicts in Korea, President Eisenhower signed off to change the name of the holiday.

And now all of our calendars are marked on the 11th of November with the words Veterans Day.

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