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Armed Forces Veterans Day - January 14
January 16 , 2021
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- The day is being celebrated since 2017.
- It is to commemorate the sacrifices of the veterans and also to salute those who served the Indian Armed Forces
- The day was initially called Armistice Day.
- Armistice Day is celebrated on November 11 all over the world.
- The first Armistice Day was celebrated on November 11, 1919 marking the anniversary of the end of World War I.
- However, in India the day was first marked through a resolution passed by the Congress in 1926.
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