You probably know that November 11th is known as Veterans Day, a Federal Holiday….

Making it official… Public Laws, Legislative History, Federal materials…. All available to NYLI members through ProQuest Congressional

And you may know that Veterans Day was original “Armistice Day” — commemorating the end of World War I (November 11, 1918) …

Image from the Library of Congress — African American Soldiers (WW I)

But did you know that November 11th officially became Veterans Day on June 1, 1954 (P.L. 280)?

eBooks on the Vietnam War… just a small sample of eBooks available to NYLI members…

You probably know that — unlike many Federal Holidays such as MLK Day – Veterans Day is never moved to a Monday ….

But did you know that after the 1968 Uniform Holiday Act (P.L. 90-363) moved Federal Holidays to Mondays , Veterans Groups lobbied to have their day moved back to November 11th.

USN SFC WJ Moog (WWII)

You probably know someone who is a Veteran…..

But did you know that, according to the Census, there are over 16 million Armed Forces Veterans in the United States?

This Veterans Day — The New York Law Institute extends its thanks to all Veterans… and hope that some check out NYLI’s various legal research sources and consider becoming NYLI members!