(CNN) -- El Día de los Veteranos es un festivo en honor a hombres y mujeres que han servido en las fuerzas armadas de EE.UU. y que se celebra el 11 de noviembre, en el aniversario del fin de la Primera Guerra Mundial.

Facts

According to the most recent data of the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics:

There are approximately 19.5 million veterans in the United States.

There are approximately 2 million veteran women.

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As June 2021, there are 5.18 million veterans who receive disability compensation.

Chronology

November 11, 1918 - The armistice that ends World War I begins at 11 am.

1919 - The president of the USA.UU.Woodrow Wilson proclaims November 11 as Armisticio Day.

November 11, 1921 - The first unknown soldier is buried again in the National Cemetery of Arlington.The tomb has the words registered: "Here is a known American soldier in honest glory,".

May 13, 1938 - Armistice Day becomes a federal holiday.

June 1, 1954 - President Dwight Eisenhower signs a bill that changes on the day of the veterans Armistice to include all the US veterans.UU.

May 30, 1958 - Unknown soldiers of World War II and the Korean War are buried with the unknown soldier of World War I.

1968 - Congress changes the date of veteran's day to the fourth Monday of October to give federal employees a three -day weekend.The change begins in 1971.

September 25, 1975 - President Gerald Ford changes the date of Veterans Day as of November 11.The change begins in 1978.

May 28, 1984 - An unknown soldier of the Vietnam War is buried in Cemetery Arlington.In 1998, he was identified by DNA tests as Michael Blassie, a 24 -year -old driver dejected in 1972 on the Cambodian border.