The Armistice Day blizzard of Nov. 11-12, 1940, was one of the worst storms ever to strike the Upper Midwest area. Property damage was estimated at $1,500,000 and thousands of cars were marooned ...

Eastern Kansas hasn’t been known for tree fruit since the Armistice Day Blizzard in November 1940 killed a huge percentage of the region’s fruit trees. In the aftermath, local farmers decided ...

But even then, it was not put forth as a celebration of a U.S. victory.Congress originally passed a law in 1938 that Nov. 11 would be Armistice Day, “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world ...

Congress originally passed a law in 1938 that Nov. 11 would be Armistice Day, “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace” and honoring veterans of World War I, according to the U.S ...

Harry Hillaker, Iowa's state climatologist, predicts Sioux City could -- repeat, could -- dip to a temperature reading below zero by Friday morning.

It was a mild Nov. 11 day, shirtsleeve weather. Life was good in the Quad-Cities, or so it seemed on Armistice Day of Nov. 11, 1940. A south wind was ...

Armistice Day Parade of 1922, Mexia, Texas, 1922; 76.2 x 101.6 cm. (30 x 40 in.) close. Medium oil on canvas Size 76.2 x 101.6 cm. (30 x 40 in.) Description Keffiyeh truffaut disrupt Sale Consectetur ...

Historian/activist Sandra Baird remembers Armistice Day – the 11th hour of the11th Day of the 11th month of 1918 – called Remembrance day in Canada – and now Veterans Day in the US. Baird calls out to ...

Bareheaded and grave, Franklin Roosevelt stood before the white marble where lies the soldier "known but to God." The wind was cold.An Army band slowly played The Star-Spangled Banner. A ...

On a day whose very name had lost its meaning. ... Armistice Day; THE PRESIDENCY: Armistice Day. 3 minute read. TIME. November 17, 1941 12:00 AM GMT-5. On a day whose very name had lost its meaning.

Hillsboro celebrated Armistice Day with a “brief but impressive ceremony” on the public square in front of around 200 witnesses, as storekeepers closed their stores to mark the event, with Rev ...

Bells rang out at 11:11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park as two dozen people gathered to celebrate Armistice Day and hope for peace.