What's Closed On Veterans Day In Marple Newtown
Read what's closed in the Marple Newtown Patch area on this federal holiday.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation. A national ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. There were 21.5 million military veterans in the United States in 2011, according to the 2011 American Community Survey. Of those veterans, there were…
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