Day

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• Society: History: By Time Period: Twentieth Century: Wars and Conflicts: World War I  (420)
• Society: Military: Veterans  (1,080)

• Annie's Veteran's Day Page - Offers a Christian perspective on the holiday, along with an overview of the five branches of service and tips for celebrating.
• BBC: Remembrance - The history of Remembrance weekend and information about programmes on BBC television and radio during Remembrance period also Audio and video archive.
• Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A.: Veterans' Day (Second Monday in November) - Offers an overview of the holiday's history, along with excerpts from related legislation.
• A Day of Pride, Veterans Day, Forgotten - Bates student contends that the neglect of Veterans Day is a wonder and a shame.
• Education World Holidays Center: Veteran's Day - Offers lesson plans, clip art, and links for classroom teachers.
• FamilyEducation Network: a Parenting and Education Resource - Online quiz designed for elementary school students help visitors review the history of Veterans Day.
• The History of Veterans Day - A chronology of this observance's evolution in the U.S.
• The History of Veterans' Day - History.com mini-site. Time-line of America's wars, battle maps, trivia, and video clips detailing veterans' experiences.
• In Flanders Fields - Canadian site about Rememberance Day.
• InfoPlease.com - Veterans' Day - Provides short historical background of Veterans' Day, an overview of the wars in which the United States has taken part, and related links.
• Is It Nothing to You? Lest We Forget - A Canadian site giving background to the observance of this day, and the text of two Remembrance Day poems.
• Knowledge Hound: Veterans Day Activities And Crafts - Commemorate and observe Veterans Day, Remembrance Day or Armistice Day by making a difference. Includes history, tips for helping vets and projects to get kids involved.
• National Veterans Day in Birmingham - Nations oldest and largest holiday observance, located in Birmingham, Alabama.
• Remembering Veterans Day at The Holiday Zone - Provides art and craft ideas, discussion topics, language activities, writing prompts, interactive puzzles and quizzes, poems, and literature recommendations.
• Remembrance Day - An Australian government site about the day. Origins, the significance of the poppies, the customary silence, ceremonies, student activities, audio clips, and photo galleries.
• Remembrance Day - Australian site with many links for World War I and its impact on Australians. Covers the history of Remembrance Day and why its name was changed from Armistice Day.
• Sheryl's Holiday Site: Veterans Day - Includes brief history, poem, and related links.
• The Things They Carried - An inspirational tribute to America's veterans.
• Today in History: November 11 - Virtual exhibit from the Library of Congress reflects on the holiday's past.
• Veterans Day - Child of a World War II veteran created this site in honor of all veterans.
• Veterans' Day - Includes history and lesson plan.
• Veterans Day 2006 - Online tribute from Military.com includes history, movie, tips for celebrating with children, interviews, and a copy of the veterans bill of rights.
• Veterans Day from the VA - Department of Veterans Affairs web site lists Veterans Day celebrations throughout country, relates history of Veterans Day, and provides downloadable resources for teachers.
• Veterans Day: How It Was Named - Articles taken from Oct. 1997 issue of Prairie Wheeler explore the background of Veterans Day.

• Letting Down Our Guard - Features transcript of a PBS NewsHour interview with Colonel David Hackworth, America's most decorated veteran. (November 11, 1996)