History for November 11

History for November 11 - On-This-Day.com
Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1821 - Novelist, short story writer, journalist, George Patton 1885, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1922


Jonathan Winters 1925, Demi Moore 1962, Leonardo DiCaprio 1974

1918 - World War I came to an end when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice. This day became recognized as Veteran's Day in the United States.


1993 - In Washington, DC, the Vietnam Women's Memorial was dedicated to honor the more than 11,000 women who had served in the Vietnam War.