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Veterans Day - US Census Bureau
Tuesday, November 11 is Veterans Day, and the US Census Bureau is ready with their Facts for Features: Veterans Day 2008: Nov. 11. The Bureau explains:
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day has evolved into also honoring living military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation. A national ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Some of the facts include:
— 23.6 million - # of military veterans in the United States in 2007
— 2.4 million - # of black veterans in 2007
— 1.1 million - # of Hispanic veterans in 2007
— 278,000 - # of Asian veterans in 2007
— 165,000 - # of American Indian or Alaska Native veterans in 2007
— 27,000 - # of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander veterans in 2007
— 18.7 million - # of non-Hispanic white veterans in 2007
— $36,053 - annual median income of veterans
— 5.7% - percent of veterans living in poverty, as of 2007
— 5.7% - percent of veterans living in poverty, as of 2007 (The corresponding rate for nonveterans was 12 percent.)
For more, go read the rest: Facts for Features: Veterans Day 2008: Nov. 11.
— michael | November 10, 2008 04:14 PM | I found it online
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