Armistice Day and commemorated the end of fighting in 1918 on the Western Front in Europe between the Allies and Germany. The Armistice of Compiègne was signed earlier in the morning but many people remember from a history lesson that “at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month” the armistice went into effect and,

Veterans Day, celebrated annually on Nov. 11, is almost here. The day of honor started under the name Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919 - the one-year anniversary of World War I's end. In 1938, Nov. 11 became an official national holiday,