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11-11-17 | 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by rhm

Huh, cool! Is there a connection between this event and Veterans' Day?

I don't think so. Veteran's Day was formerly known as Armistice Day, commemorating the end of fighting in WW1. The cease fire took effect on November 11, 1918 at 11 am, Paris time.

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