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ISSUE NUMBER 161
THE TOWN CRIER
FOWLER
Grading Contractors
Locally owned & managed
122 Moats Fowler Rd.
Anderson, SC
864 225-0597
large or small assignments
SUTTLES TRUCKING
Evergreen, Young's & Suttles' Truck Lines
James. H. Suttles - Owner
"We haul anything anywhere"
Demopolis, Al.
(334) 216-2272 General Freight, liquids, gases,
chemicals, dry bulk, intermodal,
hazardous materials: USDOT 226673
TOWNVILLE CAFE
6601 Hwy 24, Townville SC
Come see us 7 days a week!
Mon—Sat 6:00 AM—8:00 PM
Lunch buffet Mon-Fri & Sunday
Breakfast Buffet Saturday 7-11AM
Sunday hours 6:30 AM—2:00 PM
864 287-2345
NOVEMBER 2016
History of Veterans' Day
The history of Veterans' Day dates back to the 11th hour of the
11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when an armistice between
Germany and the Allied nations came into effect, bringing an
end to World War I. On November 11, 1919, Armistice Day was
proclaimed by President Wilson and commemorated United
States' Veterans who served in World War I for the first time. In
1926, the United States Congress officially recognized Novem-
ber 11 as the end of World War I and declared that day as the
anniversary of the armistice.
In the year 1954, Armistice Day officially became known as
Veterans' Day and from then on, became a holiday honoring
American veterans of all wars. In 1968 the Uniforms Holiday
Bill made an attempt to move Veterans Day to the fourth Mon-
day of October. The bill took effect in 1971. However, this
caused a lot of confusion as many states disagreed with this de-
cision and continued to commemorate Veterans' Day on Novem-
ber 11. In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law
which stated that Veterans Day would, again, be observed on
November 11 from 1978 onwards. Veterans Day 2016 is still
celebrated on November 11.
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