Emporia Chamber & VB Guide 2009 - (Page 30) 30 Emporia is the official founding city of Veterans Day! Alongside our many War Memorials, we celebrate our Veterans and our history with a full week of events each November. History of Veterans Day On November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m., the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, memorial gestures took place universally to recognize the ending of World War I. In 1926 November 11 was officially named Armistice Day through a congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later by similar congressional action. If the idealistic hope had been realized that World War I was “the War to end all Wars,” November 11 might still be called Armistice Day. But only a few years after the holiday was proclaimed, war broke out in Europe. In 1953, Emporian Alvin J. King proposed that Armistice Day be changed to Veterans Day to recognize and honor all veterans from all wars and conflicts. Veterans Day was first organized and celebrated in Emporia, KS, in 1953. Kansas Congressman Ed Rees, also an Emporian, then took King’s proposal to Congress, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, also of Kansas, signed the bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Days. The first nationwide observance of Veterans Day was on November 11, 1954. Every year now, the President of the United States urges all Americans to honor the commitment of our Veterans on Veterans Day through appropriate public ceremonies. Did you know? Annual All Veterans Tribute Week Events Contact the Visitors Bureau for this years dates & times World War II Roundtable Blood Drive Veterans Luncheon Veteran Recognition & USO Show Student Essay & Poster Contest Freedom Run/Walk Veterans Golden Corral Dinner Veterans Breakfast Parade & Memorial Service Ham & Bean Feed Veterans Golf Tournament
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