Every year on November 11th we celebrate Veterans Day, honoring all men and women who have served in the U.S. military.
Why November 11th?
World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany 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.”
Visit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for more information about the history and observance of Veterans Day.
Sno-Isle Libraries will be closed on Friday the 11th, and will re-open with regular hours on Saturday.
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