However, it was many years before those who had served and lived through World War I began to think of it other than Armistice Day.
Veterans were pleased with the celebration of Veterans Day as it continued to honor and recognize the importance of that date to World War I veterans and still included those who served in later wars.
Then the federal government interfered in 1968 with the creation of three-day holidays for federal employees with the passage of the Uniform Holiday Bill. The holidays affected were Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day.
Officials believed these three-day weekends would encourage tourism throughout the country. However, this meant that these holidays would not always occur on the exact day as previously celebrated.
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