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Each November, military veterans around the country are honored. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the observance dates back to 1919, when World War I ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28. Fighting actually ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
For that reason, November 11, 1918 is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.” President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11, 1919 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day to honor those who served in the military…