The day was originally call Armistice Day, commemorat-ing the end of the Great War. World War I officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed June 28, 1919, However, the fighting ended about seven months before that, when the Allies and Ger-many put into effect an armi-stice on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
For that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, was largely considered the en…
