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Subject: Veteran's Day
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:44:39 EST

VETERANS' DAY. In 1918 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of November an
armistice between the Allies and Germany was implemented to end World
War I (WWI). This holiday is known as Remembrance Day in other parts of
the world.

SOME SITES WORTH SEEING:

AUSTRALIA: Remembrance Day
http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/rememb/Rem_day.htm
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/remembrance/

CANADA: Remembrance Day
http://canada.kos.net/remembrance.html

NEW ZEALAND: Poppy Day
http://www.rsa.org.nz/remem/poppy_hist.html

UNITED KINGDOM: World War I and Remembrance Day
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwone/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/remembrance/history/index.shtml

USA: History of Veterans' Day
http://www.historychannel.com/veteransday/

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