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Letters from an American – November 11, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, November 11, 2025
By Heather Cox Richardson, Nov 11, 2025
WP AI image, listening in 1919 to a radio, on Armistice Day…In 1918, at the end of four years of World War I’s devastation, leaders negotiated for the guns in Europe to fall silent once and for all on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. It was not technically the end of the war, which came with the Treaty of Versailles. Leaders signed that treaty on June 28, 1919, five years to the day after the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off the conflict. But the armistice declared on November 11 held, and Armistice Day became popularly known as the day “The Great War,” which killed at least 40 million people, ended.
In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson commemorated Armistice Day, saying that Americans would reflect on the anniversary of the armistice “with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations….”
But Wilson was disappointed that the soldiers’ sacrifices had not changed the nation’s approach to international affairs. The Senate, under the leadership of Republican Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts—who had been determined to weaken Wilson as soon as the imperatives of the war had fallen away—refused to permit the United States to join the League of Nations, Wilson’s brainchild: a forum for countries to work out their differences with diplomacy, rather than resorting to bloodshed.
On November 10, 1923, just four years after he had established Armistice Day, former President Wilson spoke to the American people over the new medium of radio, giving the nation’s first live, nationwide broadcast.
“The anniversary of Armistice Day should stir us to a great exaltation of spirit,” he said, as Americans remembered that it was their example that had “by those early days of that never to be forgotten November, lifted the nations of the world to the lofty levels of vision and achievement upon which the great war for democracy and right was fought and won.”
But he lamented “the shameful fact that when victory was won,…chiefly by the indomitable spirit and ungrudging sacrifices of our own incomparable soldiers[,] we turned our backs upon our associates and refused to bear any responsible part in the administration of peace, or the firm and permanent establishment of the results of the war—won at so terrible a cost of life and treasure—and withdrew into a sullen and selfish isolation which is deeply ignoble because manifestly cowardly and dishonorable.”
Wilson said that a return to engagement with international affairs was “inevitable”; the U.S. eventually would have to take up its “true part in the affairs of the world.”
Congress didn’t want to hear it. In 1926 it passed a resolution noting that since November 11, 1918, “marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far reaching war in human annals and the resumption by the people of the United States of peaceful relations with other nations, which we hope may never again be severed,” the anniversary of that date “should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations.”
In 1938, Congress made November 11 a legal holiday to be dedicated to world peace.
But neither the “war to end all wars” nor the commemorations of it, ended war.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: November 11, 2025 – by Heather Cox Richardson
#1918 #1938 #armisticeDay #congress #heatherCoxRichardson #legalHoliday #lettersFromAnAmerican #november11 #theGreatWar #treatyOfVersailles #warToEndAllWars
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Today is #ArmisticeDay, the anniversary of the end of World War I https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/gallipoli/?s=mb #history
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Today is #ArmisticeDay, the anniversary of the end of World War I https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/gallipoli/?s=mb #history
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Today's top ten tag trends:
10: #tersoftware
9: #armisticeday
8: #lestweforget
7: #ポッキーを作ろう
6: #曲の一部で何の曲か当てるチャレンジ
5: #isthisemo
4: #TuneTuesday
3: #remembranceday
2: #veteransday
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Today's top ten tag trends:
10: #tersoftware
9: #armisticeday
8: #lestweforget
7: #ポッキーを作ろう
6: #曲の一部で何の曲か当てるチャレンジ
5: #isthisemo
4: #TuneTuesday
3: #remembranceday
2: #veteransday
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My great uncle Claude served in WW1 France
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Marisol's great grandfather also fought in World War 1, in the American Expeditionary Force. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery and despite his wounds he refused to be evacuated until all wounded enlisted men had been evacuated first.
Let we forget.
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Marisol's great grandfather also fought in World War 1, in the American Expeditionary Force. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery and despite his wounds he refused to be evacuated until all wounded enlisted men had been evacuated first.
Let we forget.
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"In Flanders Fields"
Teableau 11Nov25In Memoriam
#Tea #VeteransDay #ArmisticeDay #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #BlackTea #Handmade #Sewing #Quilting #Painting #Portmeirion #InFlandersFields #Poppies #VintageChina #AntiqueChina
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Animals in War Memorial
"They had no choice"#RemembranceDay #ArmisticeDay #PoppyDay #AnimalsInWar #London #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #AnimalRights #Animals #Photography #Photo
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Animals in War Memorial
"They had no choice"#RemembranceDay #ArmisticeDay #PoppyDay #AnimalsInWar #London #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #AnimalRights #Animals #Photography #Photo
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A picture of #remembranceday #armisticeday from Tower Hill #london #ww1 #ww2
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Today is #ArmisticeDay , 107 years since the end of the Great War, which we began calling World War I when it was given a sequel.
The end of WWI also coincided with a global epidemic of influenza, which was misidentified as the Spanish Flu, not because it started there--it probably started in Kansas--but because Spain didn't censor its journalists to cover it up.
Today where I live, Santa Clara County continues to see about one death each week from COVID-19.
COVID-19 has killed more Americans than WWI.
Please wear a mask. I still do.
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Today is #ArmisticeDay , 107 years since the end of the Great War, which we began calling World War I when it was given a sequel.
The end of WWI also coincided with a global epidemic of influenza, which was misidentified as the Spanish Flu, not because it started there--it probably started in Kansas--but because Spain didn't censor its journalists to cover it up.
Today where I live, Santa Clara County continues to see about one death each week from COVID-19.
COVID-19 has killed more Americans than WWI.
Please wear a mask. I still do.
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the local hall fills as we approach 11AM.
It's always full.
The high school band takes up an entire corner playing hymns.
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the local hall fills as we approach 11AM.
It's always full.
The high school band takes up an entire corner playing hymns.
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Landscapes of the Western Front, 1914–1918 — A century after their strategic function has passed, these official British army intelligence photographs offer an unusual and haunting portrait of the front: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/landscapes-of-the-western-front-1914-1918 #RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2022 #ArmisticeDay
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Landscapes of the Western Front, 1914–1918 — A century after their strategic function has passed, these official British army intelligence photographs offer an unusual and haunting portrait of the front: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/landscapes-of-the-western-front-1914-1918 #RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2022 #ArmisticeDay
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Today is #ArmisticeDay, anniversary of the end of World War I https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/gallipoli/?s=mb #history
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Today is #ArmisticeDay, anniversary of the end of World War I https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/gallipoli/?s=mb #history
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#ArmisticeDay is now trending across Mastodon
#LestWeForget is now trending across Mastodon
#今一番会いたい人 is now trending across Mastodon
#料理のさしすせそ言えるかな is now trending across Mastodon
#曲の一部で何の曲か当てるチャレンジ is now trending across Mastodon
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#ArmisticeDay is now trending across Mastodon
#LestWeForget is now trending across Mastodon
#今一番会いたい人 is now trending across Mastodon
#料理のさしすせそ言えるかな is now trending across Mastodon
#曲の一部で何の曲か当てるチャレンジ is now trending across Mastodon
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My son is in Ontario on Remembrance Day (our name for Armistice Day in Canada) for the first time and he was shocked it wasn’t a public holiday like it is in B.C.
He was disappointed to be in Ottawa, just a few minutes away from the National War Memorial by metro, but couldn’t attend because he has classes today.
I agree with him. It is very strange that this day, of all days, is not a national day.
So instead he rushed through his class so he could at least get to the small ceremony held on campus.
How sad that there is so little time and space made for it in our largest and most populous province.
Even in our nation’s capital.
#ontario #canada #remembranceDay #armisticeday #nov11 #lestweforget #canpoli #onpoli
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My son is in Ontario on Remembrance Day (our name for Armistice Day in Canada) for the first time and he was shocked it wasn’t a public holiday like it is in B.C.
He was disappointed to be in Ottawa, just a few minutes away from the National War Memorial by metro, but couldn’t attend because he has classes today.
I agree with him. It is very strange that this day, of all days, is not a national day.
So instead he rushed through his class so he could at least get to the small ceremony held on campus.
How sad that there is so little time and space made for it in our largest and most populous province.
Even in our nation’s capital.
#ontario #canada #remembranceDay #armisticeday #nov11 #lestweforget #canpoli #onpoli
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Ruined Country: Old Battlefield, Vimy, near La Folie Wood, 1918 — by Paul Nash.
More of Nash's moving depictions of the destroyed and broken landscapes of the First and Second World War here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-war-art-of-paul-nash-1917-1944 #ArmisticeDay #RemembranceDay2022 #RemembranceDay
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News at 3PM: The #UK marks #Armistice Day with memorials and services. The US #Senate approves a deal to prevent a government shutdown. BBC chiefs resign amid a row over a #Trump documentary, while Trump hints at a $1bn lawsuit against the corporation. #Ireland greets its new president. UK joblessness reaches 5%, a peak since 2021. Deadly blasts in Delhi and Islamabad lead to numerous deaths and injuries; #India's Prime Minister pledges retribution. #ArmisticeDay #BBC #News
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On this Veteran’s Day we express gratitude and respect for all who served in the military. May we always honor their sacrifices, and may we provide great care for them for all their lives.
📷: Kathyryn Tripp
#veterans #veteransday #ArmisticeDay #service #thankaveteran
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Europe commemorates Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I.
Belgium unveiled a renovated memorial in Ypres, France's President Macron paid tribute, and the UK held wreath-laying ceremonies for Armistice Day, marking the end of WWI.
#WorldWarI #ArmisticeDay #RemembranceDay #Soldiers #War #Belgium #France #UK #WW1 #Europe
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Also remembering my late wife's grandfather who also served on the Western Front in WW1 as part of the ANZAC forces there and who stayed on after as part of the Commonwealth War Graves detachment to recover the remains of the fallen for proper burial. I can't imagine the horrors he saw.
Lest we forget.
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Today is Armistice Day - these are photos of my grandfather who was part of the BEF and served in France from 1916-1918 and thankfully returned home in 1919 with just a minor injury.
Lest we forget.
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Today is #ArmisticeDay, anniversary of the end of World War I https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/gallipoli/?s=mb #history
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Nov 11: Today is Armistice Day! https://www.cute-calendar.com/44951 #ArmisticeDay
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CW: 1. Weltkrieg, Waffenstillstand
🧵1)14 Heute vor 106 Jahren, am 11.11.1918, endete der #ErsteWeltkrieg. Der Tag des Waffenstillstands von #Compiègne wird in Erinnerung an die Toten des Krieges bis heute als Gedenktag begangen. Im UK und in Ländern des Commonwealth als "#RemembranceDay", in den USA als "#ArmisticeDay“ bzw. "Veterans Day", in Frankreich und Belgien als "Jour de l’Armistice". In Deutschland bezeichnenderweise nicht. ⤵️
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Military top brass turn on Suella Braverman over pro-Palestine march ban row | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/braverman-protest-row-military-palestine-b2445267.html#Braverman
#Military
#RightToProtest
#ProPalestinianMarches
#ProPalestinianProtests
#Police
#Cenotaph
#Whitehall
#FarRightCounterProtests
#FarRight
#RoyalBritishLegion
#PoppyAppeal
#Sunak
#CeaseFireNow
#Grieve
#Dannatt
#Barrons
#Diggins
#ArmisticeDay
#McBean
#MET
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Military top brass turn on Suella Braverman over pro-Palestine march ban row | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/braverman-protest-row-military-palestine-b2445267.html#Braverman
#Military
#RightToProtest
#ProPalestinianMarches
#ProPalestinianProtests
#Police
#Cenotaph
#Whitehall
#FarRightCounterProtests
#FarRight
#RoyalBritishLegion
#PoppyAppeal
#Sunak
#CeaseFireNow
#Grieve
#Dannatt
#Barrons
#Diggins
#ArmisticeDay
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#MET
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Pro-Palestine march: Armistice Day organisers back protest tomorrow | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pro-palestine-march-protest-london-police-armistice-b2445123.html#RoyalBritishLegion
#BritishLegion
#ArmisticeDayOrganisers
#RightToProtest
#ProPalestinianMarches
#ProPalestinianProtests
#ProPalestinian
#CeaseFire
#CeaseFireNow
#Braverman
#FarRight
#ArmisticeDay
#Armistice
#RememberanceDay
#Israel
#Gaza
#Palestinians
#PalestinianDeaths
#Islamaphobia
#PoppyAppeal
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Pro-Palestine march: Armistice Day organisers back protest tomorrow | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pro-palestine-march-protest-london-police-armistice-b2445123.html#RoyalBritishLegion
#BritishLegion
#ArmisticeDayOrganisers
#RightToProtest
#ProPalestinianMarches
#ProPalestinianProtests
#ProPalestinian
#CeaseFire
#CeaseFireNow
#Braverman
#FarRight
#ArmisticeDay
#Armistice
#RememberanceDay
#Israel
#Gaza
#Palestinians
#PalestinianDeaths
#Islamaphobia
#PoppyAppeal
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'In remembrance of our #FallenHeroes, brave #SuellaBraverman goes over the top
As the #HomeSecretary lobs verbal grenades at #refugees, #homeless people and now #protesters, #Britain is left wondering why it’s still #LedByDonkeys'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/10/remembrance-suella-braverman-home-secretary
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryInhumanity #Rememberence #ArmisticeDay -
'In remembrance of our #FallenHeroes, brave #SuellaBraverman goes over the top
As the #HomeSecretary lobs verbal grenades at #refugees, #homeless people and now #protesters, #Britain is left wondering why it’s still #LedByDonkeys'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/10/remembrance-suella-braverman-home-secretary
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryInhumanity #Rememberence #ArmisticeDay -
@NaturaArtisMagistra We cannot make it happen but I will do it and if enough people. #ArmisticeDay #Rememberance #Peace #Mastodon #Fediverse #GivePeaceAChance
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@NaturaArtisMagistra We cannot make it happen but I will do it and if enough people. #ArmisticeDay #Rememberance #Peace #Mastodon #Fediverse #GivePeaceAChance
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@NaturaArtisMagistra We cannot make it happen but I will do it and if enough people. #ArmisticeDay #Rememberance #Peace #Mastodon #Fediverse #GivePeaceAChance
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@NaturaArtisMagistra We cannot make it happen but I will do it and if enough people. #ArmisticeDay #Rememberance #Peace #Mastodon #Fediverse #GivePeaceAChance
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@NaturaArtisMagistra We cannot make it happen but I will do it and if enough people. #ArmisticeDay #Rememberance #Peace #Mastodon #Fediverse #GivePeaceAChance
