Veterans day is a holiday honoring those who fought in war, any war because freedom is not free, everything has a cost. Veterans day 2 was originally called Amistice day and was celebrated in honor of the tragedies of war. Veterans day is celebrated on the 11th of November because World War 1 ended at exactly at 11 A.M. on the 11th of the 11th month in 1918 or November 11, 1918. In 1926, Congress passed a resolution making veterans day an official holiday, and making it be celebrated in churches, schools, and other public areas. A year after veterans day became an official holiday, world war 2 broke out in Europe. Over 1 hundred thousand American troops died in world war 2 and even more in the Korean war. After the Korean war, congress made Veterans day a day for not only those who served in world war one, but any veteran who had served in any war. And that is how Veterans Day began.