[DOC] [TLE] Legal Solutions Blog Today in 1953: The first Veterans Day is ... [PAR] Nov 11, 2011 ... This inspired a shoe store owner in Emporia, Kansas named Al King ... And the 
first Veterans Day was celebrated in 1953 in Emporia, Kansas. ... was also from 
Emporia, a bill was passed in Congress the next year ... Armistice with 
Veterans, the bill officially established Veterans Day as a national holiday... [DOC] [TLE] Celebrate! Holidays in the USA: Veterans' Day - U.S. Consulate ... [PAR] Oct 23, 2001 ... holidays, even though the President and Congress can legally designate ... In 
1971, the dates of many federal holidays were officially moved to the nearest 
Monday by ... Year's Day, Independence Day, or Christmas Day falls on a 
Sunday, the ...... In 1953 townspeople in Emporia, Kansas called the holiday... [DOC] [TLE] Veteran Events - Emporia Chamber of Commerce [PAR] ... November 11 was officially named Armistice Day through a congressional 
resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later by similar congressional 
action. ... In 1953, Emporian Alvin J. King proposed that Armistice Day be 
changed to ... also of Kansas, signed the bill proclaiming November 11 as 
Veterans Day. [DOC] [TLE] Veteran's Day | Beijing, China - Embassy of the United States [PAR] Congress voted Armistice Day a legal holiday in 1938, twenty years after the war 
ended. ... In 1953 townspeople in Emporia, Kansas called the holiday Veterans' 
Day in ... by a Kansas congressman renaming the national holiday to Veterans' 
Day. ... charitable activities by selling paper poppies made by disabled veterans. [DOC] [TLE] President Woodrow Wilson photos on Flickr | Flickr [PAR] The Declaration was ultimately a formal explanation of why Congress had voted 
on ... Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day
; ..... Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I, 
...... In the year of 1953, an Emporia, Kansas, shoe store holder named Al King... [DOC] [TLE] HAPPY HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS [PAR] ... later. On June 28th, Congress passed the bill to make Labor Day a holiday in 
the District of ... After Arbor Day was made a legal holiday in Nebraska in 1885, 
agricultural ..... Years later the King elevated Haman , a descendant of Amelak, 
the ...... In 1953 townspeople in Emporia, Kansas called the holiday Veterans' 
Day in... [DOC] [TLE] KCVC Graduates 1892-1918 | Kansas City Veterinary College ... [PAR] In Dykstra's review of veterinary pioneers in Kansas (1953), he notes that Dr. .... 
After he left college he ran a ranch near Emporia, Kansas, for several years. ..... a 
graduate of KSAC, KCVC (1905), and a Late Veterinarian in the U.S. Army. ..... 
made the call and came back home by train which had 2-3 times a day service. [DOC] [TLE] Congressional Record - US Government Publishing Office [PAR] Sep 30, 2003 ... b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., ...... 
ises we have made to civil servants and ..... ''(11) not later than August 1 of each 
year, ...... World-Series titles from 1949 through 1953 re- ..... In 1913, they were 
renamed the ...... ganized and celebrated in Emporia, Kansas;. [DOC] [TLE] The Meaning of Veterans Day - Scribd [PAR] Five years later, on June 4, 1926, Congress, once again in the spirit of promoting 
... In 1953, citizens of Emporia, Kansas, officially renamed their Armistice Day 
commemoration ...... join together to honor those who made our freedom possible
. ...... Days after the flagraising, the folks back in Hilltop were celebrating their 
hero. [DOC] [TLE] Timeline 1918-1919 [PAR] 1918 Mar 14, An all-Russian Congress of Soviets ratified a peace treaty with the 
... 1918 Mar, A flu epidemic began at Fort Riley, Kansas, where 48 men died. ...... 
Day" for the first time in the US in Emporia, Kansas, on November 11, 1953. ..... It 
was later renamed Williamson-Dickie and then came to be known as

Question: In 1953 the folks in Emporia, Kansas renamed Armistice Day this; a year later Congress made it official
Answer: Veterans Day