Veterans Day Fast Facts

On Nov. 11, 1921, the first unknown soldier was reburied at Arlington National Cemetery in a tomb inscribed with: “Here rests in honored glory An American Soldier Known but to God.”

America’s Parade in New York City is the largest event in the nation celebrating Veterans Day.

Britain, France, Australia and Canada also commemorate the veterans of World Wars I and II on or near November 11th: Canada has Remembrance Day, while Britain has Remembrance Sunday (the second Sunday of November). In Europe, Britain and the Commonwealth countries it is common to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. every November 11.

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