Nov. 10, 1940: “41 degrees and dampness all day.” Monday, Nov. 11, 1940: “Turning into an old-time snowstorm … the worst storm since Oct. 14, 1880.” Andrew Anderson of Hutchinson ...

Nov. 11, 1940, was an unseasonably warm fall morning ... More than 150 people lost their lives in the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940, 49 from Minnesota. Most causalities were from exposure ...

Initially, the day was known as Armistice Day, recognizing the armistice signed at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, marking the end of hostilities. It wasn’t until 1954 that Congressman Edward Rees of Kansas ...

The Armistice was signed at 5am this morning ... our machines attacked the railway junctions at Ebrange. On the night of November 10-11, our machines attacked hostile aerodromes at Morhange ...

The war ended at 11 am on the 11th November in 1918. Germany and the Allies signed the agreement to end the war at a secret location in France. An agreement, called the Armistice was signed at 5 am.

The answer is no, banks are not open on Monday, November 11. Veterans Day, which is known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other countries, is a federal holiday that occurs each year on ...