Armistice Day commentary sparks debate
The gist
Antiwar.com published Thomas Knapp's commentary "Make Armistice Day Great Again" on November 11.
It argues the US now celebrates warriors instead of mourning war.
How it unfolded
- Nov 11, 1918At "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month," guns fell silent across Europe and World War One came to a military end.
- Nov 11, 1919The winning nations commemorated the final ceasefire with the first Armistice Day events.
- 1954Congress replaced the traditional Armistice Day observance with a celebratory Veterans Day in the US.
Key terms
- Armistice Day
- A commemoration held each November 11 marking the 1918 armistice that ended fighting on the Western Front.
- Veterans Day
- A U.S. federal holiday on November 11 honoring military veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- World War One
- A global conflict from 1914 to 1918 fought between the Allies and the Central Powers, among the deadliest wars in history.
Source: Wikipedia