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Tuesday, November 11, issue another holiday In We: Veterans Day.
every year, Veterans Day Honors those who serve and have served in the United States Armed Forces.
First proclaimed by President Wilson in November 1919, the holiday was initially called Armistice Day to honor those who served in World War I. Based on that, the 1938 Act then recognized every 11 November as a legal holiday. However, in 1954, the United States Congress replaced the word “combatants” with “veterans” to honor veterans of all wars.
federal Veterans Day According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, the celebration was moved to October sometime in the early 1970s as a result of the Uniform Holiday Bill, which confused some states that continued to celebrate the holiday on November 11. However, in 1975, former President Gerald Ford signed a law moving the federal observance of Veterans Day back to November 11 from 1978.
Communities across America hold parades to celebrate war veterans on this holiday, which traces its history back to the first Armistice Day in 1919. The nation’s largest Veterans Day parade is held in New York, with a procession along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

Since it’s Veterans Day a federal holidayToday all banks will remain closed. There will be access to online banking and ATMs. The stock market and the United States Postal Service will also remain closed.
However, the furlough does not guarantee that all workers across the US will receive the holiday. It is up to individual employers whether they offer time off or extra pay for work. Federal Holidays.
Find the full list below:
new Year’s Day: Wednesday, January 1
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday: Monday, January 20
inauguration day, Monday, January 20
presidents Day: Monday, February 17
Memorial Day, Monday, May 26
Juneteenth National Independence Day, Thursday, June 19
Independence Day: Friday, July 4
labor day, Monday, September 1
Swadeshi People’s Day (also celebrated as Columbus Day,: Monday, October 13
Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11
Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 27
Christmas Day: Thursday, December 25
Other important days to note:
Valentine’s Day: Friday, February 14
St. Patrick’s Day: Monday, March 17
april fools day: Tuesday, April 1
good friday: Friday, April 18
Easter: Sunday, April 20