"The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the ceasefire that ended active fighting on land, at sea, and in the air during World War I between the Allied forces (the Entente) and Germany. This took effect at 11:00 a.m. Paris time ("the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"). Despite the impending truce, fighting and artillery exchanges continued up to 11:00 a.m., resulting in an estimated 10,944 casualties across the lines on the final morning. In 1954, following World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress amended the legislation, changing the name to Veterans Day to honor all American veterans who served in any war or peacetime."
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