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Definition of Veterans Day
: November 11 set aside in commemoration of the end of hostilities in 1918 and 1945 and observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. to honor the veterans of the armed forces
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“Veterans Day.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Veterans%20Day. Accessed 10 December 2019.
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The first known use of Veterans Day was in 1952
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