Woodrow Wilson was the President in 1919.
There was no U.S. President in 1919 who proclaimed Veterans Day. However, it was President Woodrow Wilson who proclaimed November 11 as Armistice Day in 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I and honor the veterans. It was later renamed Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all American veterans.
When Congress voted to change the name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954, President Eisenhower proclaimed November 11 as Veterans Day. It was President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 that first proclaimed this day as Armistice Day.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day on November 11, 1919 and the U.S. Congress changed the name to Veterans Day on June 1, 1954.
President Wilson proclaimed November 11th as Amristice Day in 1919. Congress made it a Federal Holiday in 1938. It was renamed Veterans Day by President Eisenhower in 1954.
The U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an armstice Day for November 11, 1919.
World War 1 ended on November 11, 1918. In 1919, President Wilson proclaimed it an official holiday. It became Veterans day in 1954.
It was renamed Veterans Day by President Eisenhower in 1954. President Wilson proclaimed November 11th as Armistice Day in 1919. Congress made it a Federal Holiday in 1938.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919 President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954.
President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 proclaimed Waterloo as the birthplace of Memorial Day in 1866, 88 years before Veterans Day began in 1954.
No president--the US Congress changed the name to Veterans Day in 1954.
Veterans Day... of course
veterans day is important to Americans because it is a way of showing thank yous for what the veterans did for us
As ALL Americans owe our freedom to our veterans, YES, absolutely.