Today Veteran's Day was observed in the United States and around the globe. It is the day we solemnly note the sacrifices made by those who have put their lives on hold for a while so that we all may have live normal lives ourselves. And in the case of so many we remember those who have made the extreme sacrifice and have lost their lives in time of war.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 12, 1919. The United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven years later on June 4, 1926, requesting the President issue another proclamation to observe November 11 with appropriate ceremonies. An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938 made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday; "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day'."
In 1953, store owner Al King, thought that all veterans should be included so he began a campaign to turn Armistice Day into "All Veteran's Day". With the help of then-U.S. Rep. Ed Rees, from Emporia, Kansas a bill for the holiday was pushed through Congress. President Dwight Eisenhower signed it into law on May 26, 1954.
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