armistice day Archives

Thousands more died so World War I would end at 1100

June 2, 2022

“I may be one of the few people in this room who remembers when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day, commemorating the armistice that ended the First World War on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year in 1918,”

Dunford reflects on World War I sacrifices

April 29, 2020

By US Department of Defense

Military leaders must appreciate the changing character of war, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Nov. 11, 2018, as he returned home from Paris, where he was attending ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day.

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World War I gamers held their own ceasefire on 100-year anniversary

April 29, 2020

By Business Insider

Gamers playing “Battlefield 1,” a game set in World War 1, stopped shooting to participate in a ceasefire during an online match at 11 a.m. Canberra time to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, which marks the end of the first World…

How Armistice Day became Veterans Day

April 29, 2020

By Blake Stilwell

Growing up, learning about World War I usually involved learning about three things: trench foot, poison gas, and bloody stalemate. Right before the history teacher moves on to World War II, we learn the old mnemonic device — on the 11th hour of t…