On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 04:17:26 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote:



Blueskies wrote:

I know we (USA) used to call this Armistice Day, but now we call it Veteran's Day. When did we change it?

The first "Veteran's Day" was celebrated in 1953, but Congress didn't officially
change the name until 1954. We called it Armistice Day because the armistice that
ended WWI went into effect on that day. We changed the name a couple of wars later.

It is also know as "Remembrance Day" in some countries (e.g. Canada).