Program Type:
History & GenealogyAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Event Details
In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month all hostilities were to end according to the new armistice signed earlier that morning. The following year the Treaty of Versailles was signed officially end of World War I. Armistice Day is known as Remembrance Day in France and Veterans Day in the United States. Come join us for an informal discussion on how this day was first celebrated and how it has evolved over time.