Veterans Day became a federal holiday in 1954, when Congress and the President changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor all American veterans. The holiday was originally established as Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I, and it was signed into law in 1938 as a federal holiday. In 1954, after amendments to replace “Armistice” with “Veterans,” the holiday was rebranded and maintained as a federal observance on November 11 each year.
