On November 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson observed the first "Armistice Day' one year after the close of the first World War.
The soldiers of the European Allies had fought from more than four years to preserve freedom. While the United States didn't join into World War 1 until April of 1917, many Americans, young and old alike actually volunteered to support European troops long before the U.S. formally committed troops to the war. During the early years of the War, Wilson had spoken against U.S. involvement, preferring an 'isolationist' view of the United States in world politics. But he eventually changed his mind and asked Congress to first declare war on Germany, and then on Austria and Hungary a few months later in 1917. Click here to read the rest of the story.
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