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Armistice Day: What is the history behind the Remembrance commemoration?
The Independent UK via AOL· 6 months agoArmistice Day is observed in Britain every 11 November to mark the agreement signed between the...
On This Day, Nov. 11: Harding dedicates Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPresident Warren Harding presides over the burial of an unknown soldier at Arlington National...
Watch moment UK falls silent as Big Ben rings out 11 times to mark Armistice Day
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBig Ben rang out 11 times on Friday, 11 November, to mark Armistice Day, as a two-minute silence was...
What is the meaning and significance behind Armistice Day?
Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoPeople pause to observe a two-minute silence at the Cenotaph on 11 November, 2021. (Getty Images)...
Remembrance Sunday: When is it and how is it being observed across the country?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRemembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday of November every year to honour Britain’s war dead....
Will the Armistice Day pro-Palestine march go ahead? Everything we know
Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoPro-Palestine protesters at a rally in Trafalgar Square, London, on Saturday. (PA Images) Victoria...
Smith: Horicon Marsh yields riches to Armistice Day duck hunters
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoHORICON - In the distance a crescent moon climbed into the purple sky as orange light flooded over...
When is Veterans Day 2023? A look back at the history of honoring those who serve
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWe most often associate November with Thanksgiving and spending time with family as winter makes...
Today's world turmoil a reminder of chaos leading to WWI | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPatrick T. Conley is historian laureate of Rhode Island. Armistice Day, now known as Veterans Day,...
Wendler commentary: Veterans Day and the university
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoVeterans Day has a long and storied history, beginning in the U.S. in recognition of the conclusion of World War I. "The Great War" formally ended on...