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One hundred years ago, November 11, 1918, a special edition of the Los Angeles Times proclaimed on the first page:
The World War ends as Germany signs an armistice!
[Extraordinary Service Bulletins by the Associated Press.]
WASHINGTON, November 11 (Monday) — The World War will end this morning at 6 am Washington time at 11 am Paris time. The armistice was signed by the German representatives at midnight. This announcement was made by the State Department at 2:50 this morning.
The announcement was made verbally by a state department official in this form: "The armistice was signed .It was signed at 4 pm Paris time and hostilities will cease at 11 am hours this morning, Paris time ". …
The Los Angeles Times of November 12, 1918 reported:
One hundred and fifty thousand copies of the Times containing the greatest news ever written – that of the end of the war – were sold yesterday morning as fast as the big pressers of the Times were able to reject them. People literally fought for them. On several occasions, the plates were returned to the presses and other copies were printed to meet the constantly renewed demand. Additional editions at intervals kept the public informed of the speed of events.
The city of Los Angeles has stopped. Businesses shut down as people took to the streets to celebrate.
A year later, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the Day of Armistice Day, celebrated each year. In 1954, to honor veterans of all wars, the Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day.
An earlier version of this message was released on November 11, 2011.
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