Veteran’s Day Proclamation

Instituted initially as Armistice Day by Woodrow Wilson in 1919 and later changed to Veteran’s Day for WWI veterans in 1926, Veteran’s Day was initiated for all veterans by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954. The following excerpt is from President Eisenhower’s proclamation:

NOW THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of- America, ‘do hereby call upon all of our citizens to observe Thursday,