Veterans Day is a federal holiday held every 11th of November to honor all military personnel who have served in the U.S. armed forces. Veterans Day falls on a Saturday in 2017, with most states observing it on the preceding Friday.
Black History Month is a month set aside to learn, honor, and celebrate the achievements of black men and women throughout history. Since its inception, Black History Month has always been celebrated in February.
ADVERTISEMENT. That we even have a Black History Month is something of a feat, given the long and complicated path of racial justice in America. The idea was first proposed as Negro History Week by historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926 to celebrate the February births of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. But it would take 50 years for the Federal government to recognize it -- and then expand it to the entire month. Such is the slow wheel of history.