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The actual fighting between the Allies and Germany, however, had ended seven months earlier with the Armistice, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Armistice Day, as November 11 became known, officially became a holiday in the United States in 1926, and a national [...]

It is a date that in Mexico is usually celebrated with solemn ceremonies, similar to how people in this country might mark Flag Day or Veterans Day. 16) is the Mexican holiday that warrants the big festivities and shows of patriotism, the fireworks and los gritos de independencia. This is what Cinco de Mayo has [...]

It could have very well been a scene from Memorial Day or Veterans Day, but it wasnt. Saturday was Confederate Memorial Day. This year was a little different than years past, however. After the ceremony in Auburn, the crowd headed to Notasulga to witness the dedication of a historic marker for Camp Watts, the site [...]