Officially, the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I (WWI) in 1919. But hostilities actually stopped at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 - exactly one hundred years ago this coming Sunday. Technically it was just an "armistice," a temporary truce, but the fighting didn't resume and the truce became permanent.
That's the original reason for the U.S. holiday of "Armistice Day" on November 11: to remember and honor the end of the disaster that was World War I. Under President Eisenhower the holiday's name was changed in 1954 to "Veterans Day" in order to honor all our veterans.
To all our veterans, "Thank you for your service."
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