[1097] in APO News
Re: Pretty quiet....
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Bigler)
Fri Nov 4 13:20:21 1994
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 94 13:19:35 -0500
From: Jeff Bigler <jcb@MIT.EDU>
To: autumn@MIT.EDU
Cc: pshuang@MIT.EDU, dcctdw@MIT.EDU, apo-legislation@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: autumn@MIT.EDU's message of Fri, 04 Nov 94 12:26:59 EST <9411041727.AA08467@gag>
Reply-To: jcb@MIT.EDU
> We have next Friday off because it is Veteran's Day. The day is always
> honored on the 11th of November, regardless of its position in the week.
> Veterans of World War II felt strongly that the day not be changed,
> because the armistice was signed on "the 11th hour of the 11th day of
> the 11th month" of the year.
Um, this was World War I. The armistice was signed at 11:11am on
11/11/18. The holiday was called "Armistice Day," in celebration of the
peace following the "War to End All Wars." When it was found that the
Great War had not, in fact, ended all wars (because of World War II),
the holiday was changed to "Veterans' Day," a day honoring those who
have fought in battle in our armed forces. However, the date of the
holiday has remained November 11th. This is distinct from Memorial Day
(originally May 30, now the last Monday in May), which honors those who
have given their lives in battle.
We now return you to the discussion for which this list was created.
:-)
YILFS,
Jeff Bigler
