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Veterans Day (in the United States)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Veterans_Day_(in_the_United_States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
federal holiday
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Armistice_Day_(before_1954)
gptkbp:celebratedIn
parades
ceremonies
wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery
gptkbp:commemorates
service of all U.S. military veterans
gptkbp:dateObserved
November 11
gptkbp:established
1954
gptkbp:federalHolidaySince
1938
gptkbp:flag
full-staff after noon
half-staff until noon
gptkbp:honor
all U.S. military veterans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Veterans Day (in the United States)
gptkbp:legalHoliday
yes
gptkbp:notHonoring
only those who died in service
gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith
gptkb:Armed_Forces_Day
gptkb:Memorial_Day
gptkbp:observedAnnually
yes
gptkbp:observedBy
gptkb:United_States
schools
businesses
government offices
military organizations
veterans organizations
gptkbp:observedOnWeekend
observed on closest weekday
gptkbp:originalName
gptkb:Armistice_Day
gptkbp:purpose
honor military veterans
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Remembrance_Day
gptkb:Memorial_Day
gptkbp:renamed
1954
gptkbp:signedBy
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:significance
marks the end of World War I hostilities
gptkbp:type
gptkb:public_holiday
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Armistice_Day
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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