The 77th Annual National Veterans Day Parade will take place in downtown Birmingham on Monday, Nov. 11. The parade celebrates the national holiday officially signed into legislation by President ...

Birmingham’s parade, according to the organizers, is the country’s oldest, dating back to 1919, when the holiday was known as Armistice Day in celebration of World War I veterans.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The 77th National Veterans Day Parade is scheduled for 1 p.m. in downtown Birmingham. Birmingham’s Annual National Veterans Day Parade is the longest-running parade ...

On Veterans Day, people are taking time to remember those who gave their all in the defense of our nation. At the 77th annual parade in downtown Birmingham, the parade brought the camaraderie that ...

• The City of Birmingham’s annual public Veterans Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony, co-hosted by the Piety Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is set for Nov. 11, at 11 a ...

The first celebration where organizers took the name "National Veterans Day," where all previous military members were honored, was in 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama. The Veterans Day parade in ...

When Weeks was creating his local Veterans Day parade in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1947, however, it carried the same sentiments as Armistice Day. It didn't belong to anyone; it was a day to honor ...

In 1947, Weeks had organized a parade and a Veterans Day in Birmingham, Ala.; that event is recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs as the first usage of the phrase “Veterans Day.” ...

The first celebration referred to as Veterans Day was held in Birmingham, Alabama, on Nov. 11, 1947. A World War II veteran named Raymond Weeks, a native of the city, ...

The first celebration using the name Veterans Day took place in 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama, according to a Veterans Affairs news release. In 1954, Congress passed a bill proclaiming Nov. 11 as ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The 77th National Veterans Day Parade is scheduled for 1 p.m. in downtown Birmingham. Birmingham’s Annual National Veterans Day Parade is the longest-running parade ...