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Find and count all the triangles, squares, circles and rectangles you can find in the kids’ parade.
efore 1954, Veterans Day was called Armistice Day. The first Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, marked the signing of the peace treaty that ended World War I. (An armistice is an agreement to stop fighting, and it’s made just before the signing of a peace treaty.) More soldiers had died in World War I than in any other war in history. An Australian journalist named George Honey started a practice that became a tradition. He asked people to observe two minutes of silence at 11:00 a.m. as the treaty
was signed, to remember the many fallen soldiers. In 1954, President Eisenhower signed a law changing the name of Armistice Day to Veterans Day, thereby extending the tribute to veterans of all wars. Peace Treaties How Veterans Day Began All About President Eisenhower The best title for this story would be: Standards Link: History: Students understand the reasons Americans observe certain national holidays.
It’s a tradition to display blue and gold stars in the homes of families of veterans. A blue star means the veteran in the family is living. A gold star means the veteran died.
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