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Why Veterans Day Was Moved Off November 11 for Seven Years

Original: For 7 Years, Veterans Day Was Not on Nov. 11. This is What Happened

Veterans Day has not always been observed on November 11. For a seven-year stretch in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the federal holiday was shifted under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act to fall on a Monday instead of the date marking the end of World War I. The change drew public resistance before Congress restored the original date.

Why now: Interest resurfaces around Veterans Day as people discover the little-known period when the holiday's date was changed.

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• For 7 Years, Veterans Day Was Not on Nov. 11. This is What Happened · Military.com

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