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November 2008Happy Birthday: 1918Whether you know it as Veterans' Day, Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day, November 11 honors those who have been to war. Ninety years ago World War I ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in the year 1918. The term Remembrance Day first appeared in print that year. Of the other 203 words that also had their first usage in print the year the Great War ended, a number are associated with battle. Interested in seeing the full list? Select the Collegiate as the reference, click on Advanced Search, type 1918 in the Date field, and click on Search. A select list of terms that first saw the light of print in 1918 includes: |