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THE END OF WW I ON THIS DAY IN 1918 A couple walking by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on May 1943.      Today is known as Veterans Day. It  originated with Armistice Day  observances marking the anniversary of the 1918  end of World War I ,  which became an  official holiday in the 1930s. In 1954, the U.S. Congress  officially  turned  Armistice Day into Veterans Day.  RECAPPING PAST NEWS AND EVENTS Actors Animals Archaelogy Period Architecture Artist Bicycle Life Biology Life Boat Business Cars Casino Celebrity Countries Crime Engineering Environment Festivals Fish Food Funny Laugh Gadgets Genius History Hobby Holidays Internet Ideas Movies Movies to Watch 2017 Music News News Stories Nutrition Philosophy Playwrights Poem Presidents Project Ideas Psychology Quotes Religion Rights Science Life Sports Summer Life Technology Trains Travel TV Shows Women  

RECAPPING PAST NEWS AND EVENTS At its best, Thanksgiving is a reminder of how often people take life for granted. Families congregate to clog their arteries with entirely too much food and reflect on how lucky they are to do so. At its most awkward, the holiday is a reminder of why people feel grateful not to see their relatives every day. But behind the cavalcade of calories and potential shouting matches is a rich and sometimes heart-wrenching history. There are moments of privation, excess, and oddness that many people might not have heard of, let alone contemplated while cleaning their plates. Below you'll find cannibals, animals, presidents, and a pirate. You'll find laughter, sorrow, and false beliefs in need of myth-busting –- because a day devoted to overeating should be seasoned by food for thought. Not everything you find will make you smile, but hopefully you'll be thankful that you read it. Here's the untold truth of Thanksgiving.  America

RECAPPING PAST NEWS AND EVENTS   Communist East Germany opened its borders, allowing its citizens to travel freely to West Germany on this day in 1989. Actors Animals Archaelogy Period Architecture Artist Bicycle Life Biology Life Boat Business Cars Casino Celebrity Countries Crime Engineering Environment Festivals Fish Food Funny Laugh Gadgets Genius History Hobby Holidays Internet Ideas Movies Movies to Watch 2017 Music News News Stories Nutrition Philosophy Playwrights Poem Presidents Project Ideas Psychology Quotes Religion Rights Science Life Sports Summer Life Technology Trains Travel TV Shows Women