5 Facts to Know About Veterans Day
First reported by U.S. Department of Defense. Summarized here; the full story ran in the printed issue.
The holiday's name takes no apostrophe, since it salutes all veterans rather than belonging to any, and unlike Memorial Day, which remembers those who died serving, it honors everyone who served, especially the living. It started as Armistice Day, for the 1918 truce that halted World War I fighting, and was renamed in 1954 to include veterans of all wars. A 1968 law moved it to an October Monday until a 1975 law restored November 11 from 1978. Canada, Australia and Britain call their version Remembrance Day.
