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Veterans Day 2007: Nov. 11 | |||
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. 23.7 million Female Veterans 1.7 million 16% Race and Hispanic Origin 2.4 million When They Served 9.2 million 8 million 430,000 Other living veterans in 2006 who served in two or more wars:
3 Where They Live 6 Education 25%Percent of veterans 25 and older with at least a bachelor’s degree in 2006. (Source: 2006 American Community Survey.) 90% Income and Poverty $34,437Annual median income of veterans, in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars. (Source: 2006 American Community Survey.) 5.9% On the Job 11.1 millionNumber of veterans 18 to 64 in the labor force in 2006. (Source: 2005 American Community Survey.) Disabilities 6.1 million Voting 17.4 millionNumber of veterans who voted in the 2004 presidential election. Seventy-four percent of veterans cast a ballot, compared with 63 percent of nonveterans. (Source: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004, at <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/voting/006562.html> Business Owners 14.5%Percentage of owners of firms that responded to the 2002 Survey of Business Owners who were veterans. Respondent veteran business owners totaled 3 million. (Source: Characteristics of Veteran-Owned Businesses: 2002 at <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/business_ownership/010337.html>)
68% 7% Benefits 2.7 millionNumber of veterans who received compensation for service-connected disabilities as of 2006. Their compensation totaled $26.6 billion. (Source: Tables 508 and 509 of the upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008.) Jan. 21, 2007 $72.4 billion
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Following are observances covered in 2007 by the Census Bureau's Facts for Features series: | |||
African-American History Month (February) |
Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
(July 26) Back to School (August) Labor Day (Sept. 3) Grandparents Day (Sept. 9) Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) Halloween (Oct. 31) Unmarried and Single Americans Week (Sept. 16-22) Sputnik Launch 50th Anniversary (Oct. 4) American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month (November) Veterans Day (Nov. 11) Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) The Holiday Season (December) |
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Editor’s note: The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Facts for Features are customarily released about two months before an observance in order to accommodate magazine production timelines. Questions or comments should be directed to the Census Bureau’s Public Information Office: telephone: 301-763-3030; fax: 301-763-3762; or e-mail: <pio@census.gov>. |