As any good student of history knows, Veterans Day’s origins go back to Nov. 11, 1919, with the first observance of Armistice Day. That was the first anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in World War I, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
After attending France’s Bastille Day festivities in Paris last year, President Trump decided he’d like to have a similar observance in the United States and suggested a military parade in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10 this year.
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