On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice was declared between the Allies and Germany, ending the first World War, known as The Great War.
President Woodrow Wilson declared Armistice Day for November 11, 1919, commemorating the end of the world war. World War I formally ended with the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919.
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