The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month: Armistice Day in Ainsworth

Before Veterans Day was made an official holiday by President Eisenhower in 1954, November 11th was Armistice Day: the day World War I ended when the Allied powers signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany at 11:00 a.m. November 11, 1918. The image above shows the Ainsworth Star-Journal’s announcement three days later.

The following article, “Germany Signs Armistice Hostilities Cease, Kaiser Abdicates” was posted in the November 14, 1918 edition of the Ainsworth Star-Journal. It is retyped here (for legibility purpo…

The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month: Armistice Day in Ainsworth

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