The first iteration of Veterans Day came about on Nov. 11, 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson designated it as a day to honor the veterans of World War I, though it was then known as Armistice Day.
The first iteration of Veterans Day came about on Nov. 11, 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson designated it as a day to honor the veterans of World War I, though it was then known as Armistice Day.