From 1971 to 1978, the United States federal government observed Veterans Day on a Monday before returning the observance to November 11

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The United States Department of Commerce referred an investigation into Megaspeed's semiconductor transactions to the United States Department of Justice

Soldiers from the United States Army 4th Infantry Division captured Saddam Hussein in an underground spider hole near Tikrit on December 13, 2003

Federal legislation drafted by Senator Josh Hawley establishes criminal and civil penalties for law enforcement officers who misuse automated surveillance systems for personal purposes

The October 1983 Beirut barracks truck bombing killed 241 United States military personnel during the Ronald Reagan administration

United States combat operations in the Vietnam War ended in 1973

Under a 2016 memorandum of understanding signed by the Obama administration, the United States agreed to provide Israel with $3.8 billion in annual assistance through 2028

As of November 2026, the United States has provided Israel with approximately $300 billion in combined economic and military aid since Israel's founding

The United States Congress officially renamed Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all American military veterans

The United States Congress recognized Armistice Day via legislation in 1926 and designated it an annual federal holiday in 1938

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Paris

The United States Food and Drug Administration utilizes the Generally Recognized as Safe regulatory designation for food additives

President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11, 1919, as the first Armistice Day

During the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United States military left behind an estimated 80 billion dollars in hardware and equipment

When captured by United States forces in December 2003, Saddam Hussein was armed with a Glock 18C pistol and carried 750,000 dollars in United States currency

Convicting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and removing Hegseth from office requires 67 votes in the United States Senate

Outgoing Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky filed articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in September 2026

Only two United States Cabinet secretaries have been impeached in United States history: President Ulysses S. Grant's Secretary of War in 1876 and President Joe Biden's Homeland Security Secretary

Neither of the two United States Cabinet secretaries previously impeached by the House of Representatives was convicted by the Senate

Four articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth allege circumventing or ignoring congressional war powers authority regarding military actions in Iran and Yemen

In 2007, the Venezuelan government under Hugo Chavez expropriated property owned by United States oil corporations