Today is the federal holiday of Veterans Day.
The day is observed annually on November 11th and honors all veterans of the United States Armed Forces.
President Woodrow Wilson first declared Armistice Day on November 11th of 1919, which was later adopted as a legal holiday by Congress and President Calvin Coolidge in 1938.
In a move to honor all war veterans, both living and deceased, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill into law renaming the federal holiday as National Veterans Day.
Celebrations will take place across the nation today to honor those who have served in military service, both home and abroad.
