(Gray News) - Wednesday is Veterans Day, a day to pay tribute to everyone who has served in the United States military.

Veterans Day dates back to Nov. 11, 1918, when the truce between U.S. allies and Germany to end World War I was signed on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour.

President Woodrow Wilson originally proclaimed it Armistice Day, but in 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower officially renamed it Veterans Day.