veterans day started being called veterans day on june 1, 1954.
veterans day started being called veterans day on june 1, 1954.
when did veterans day start being called veterans day?
june 1 , 1954
u.s. representative ed rees from emporia, kansas, presented a bill establishing the holiday through congress. president dwight d. eisenhower, also from kansas, signed the bill into law on may 26, 1954. it had been eight and a half years since weeks held his first armistice day celebration for all veterans.









































congress amended the bill on june 1, 1954, replacing "armistice" with "veterans," and it has been known as veterans day since.
veterans day
veterans day (disambiguation)









































veterans day is an annual united states holiday honoring military veterans.









































veterans day or veteran's day or veterans' day may also refer to:









































bullet::::- national veterans' day, a remembrance day in finland









































bullet::::- veterans day (netherlands)









































bullet::::- veterans day (norway)









































bullet::::- veterans day (south korea)









































bullet::::- veterans day (sweden)









































bullet::::- veterans' day (united kingdom) or armed forces day









































bullet::::- "veterans day" (album)









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- armistice day, 11 november observances in other countries, e.g. new zealand, france, belgium and serbia (former name of veterans day in the united states)
veterans day (disambiguation)