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When was it legalized as a federal holiday? when did it become a holiday to honor veterans of all wars?.

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Veterans Day, which honors veterans of all wars, became a federal holiday on June 1, 1954.

Step-by-step explanation:

The federal holiday that honors veterans of all wars is Veterans Day. It was first established as Armistice Day on November 11, 1919, one year after the end of World War I. In 1954, the name was changed to Veterans Day to honor all veterans. Veterans Day became a federal holiday on June 1, 1954.

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Veterans Day became federalized in 1954 and came to symbolize veterans technically in 1953
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