World War I ended at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. In the years that followed, battles between football elevens were central to America's commemoration of The Great War. Armistice Day was celebrated on a small scale in 1919 before exploding in popularity through the 1920s and becoming a national holiday in 1938.
Armistice Day Football: An American Tradition
Armistice Day Football: An American Tradition
Armistice Day Football: An American Tradition
World War I ended at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. In the years that followed, battles between football elevens were central to America's commemoration of The Great War. Armistice Day was celebrated on a small scale in 1919 before exploding in popularity through the 1920s and becoming a national holiday in 1938.