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MI HR0414
Resolution
Status
11/8/2018
Primary Sponsor
Tom Cochran
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AI Summary
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Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of November 11, 1918, which ended World War I on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour
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Recognizes Michigan's significant contributions during World War I, including over 135,000 service members and over 5,000 casualties
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Acknowledges Michigan's engineering and manufacturing capabilities as a major contribution to the war effort, noting the state would later become the "Arsenal of Democracy" during World War II
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Credits Detroit's Eugene I. Van Antwerp, a Detroit Mayor and Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander, with helping Congress approve Armistice Day as a national holiday in 1938 dedicated to world peace
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Directs transmission of the resolution to the Michigan World War I Centennial Commission in recognition of their efforts to educate the public about Michigan's history during World War I
Legislative Description
A resolution to commemorate the centennial of the end of World War I.
centennial of the end of World War I
Last Action
Adopted
11/8/2018