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The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month

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The ceasefire for the Western Front ^[1] in World War I ^[2] (1914-18) took place at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, i.e. November 11th (1918) at 11 a.m. In the United States, this event is commemorated on Veterans Day ^[3].

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Wikipedia article on the end of World War I

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[1] the Western Front: http://www.ealmanac.com/numbers/the-western-front/

[2] World War I: http://www.ealmanac.com/numbers/world-war-i/

[3] Veterans Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans%27_Day

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