Nov 11, 2025 · The Allied powers signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany at Compiégne, France, at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918, bringing the war now known as World War I to a …

At 11:00 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the guns on the Western front finally fell silent after over four long years of war. The Great War was a global conflict that consumed the …

World War II is generally considered to have begun on 1 September 1939, when Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland, after which the United Kingdom and France declared war …

One hundred years after the signing of the armistice that ushered in the end of World War I, the world continues to remember the Great War and realize its enduring impact on the global …

Just prior to or after World War II, many countries changed the name of the holiday, several changed the focus to include all veterans of their armed services, and a few honor their war …

3 days ago · World War II, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The war was in many respects a continuation, after an uneasy 20-year hiatus, of the …

More than eight million men were permanently disabled after World War I, and the road to recovery was a long one. The millions of men who left the war prematurely continued the …

Mar 10, 2010 · On November 11, 1918, World War I finally came to an end after four-plus years of combat. Armistice Day was wildly celebrated throughout the world, and in this rare footage, we …

Nov 11, 2024 · Discover what happened on November 11 throughout history, including the end of World War I in 1918, which marked the close of a brutal global conflict.

This timeline traces that path from the bitter conclusion of the First World War through the ascendancy of the Nazi party to America’s entry into the global conflict.