FARGO — The infamous Armistice Day Blizzard hit this region suddenly on Nov. 11, 1940, killing 154 people in the Upper Midwest. Among the dead were 49 Minnesotans, mostly bird hunters who froze ...

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 ...

LUDINGTON, MI - The Armistice Day Storm of 1940 was a freak weather event that killed more than 150 people, including 64 sailors on Lake Michigan. Hurricane-force winds were whipping up 40-foot ...

The second week of November has a long history of powerful storms in the nation’s midsection, including the 1975 Edmund Fitzgerald storm and the 1940 Armistice Day blizzard.

Veterans Day has a rich tradition that goes all the way back to 1919. That is when former President Woodrow Wilson first spoke about Armistice Day — which celebrates the end of World War I — a ...

The author of "The Road to Peace" writes about the true spirit of Armistice Day, now known as Veterans Day —saving lives by ending war and its consequences, including hunger.

Armistice Day was recognized as an official holiday by Congress in 1938, first used to honor veterans of World War I, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Veterans Day is a federal holiday, so does that mean banks or the postal service will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11? President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11, 1919, the first “Armistice Day ...

Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place Nov. 11, 1918. In 1938, ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Every year, America remembers its heroes in November with the Veterans Day holiday. This year, Veterans Day falls on Monday, Nov. 11. In fact, the holiday always falls on ...