<P> U.S. Representative Ed Rees from Emporia, Kansas, presented a bill establishing the holiday through Congress . President Dwight D. Eisenhower, also from Kansas, signed the bill into law on May 26, 1954 . It had been eight and a half years since Weeks held his first Armistice Day celebration for all veterans . </P> <P> Congress amended the bill on June 1, 1954, replacing "Armistice" with "Veterans," and it has been known as Veterans Day since . </P> <P> The National Veterans Award was also created in 1954 . Congressman Rees of Kansas received the first National Veterans Award in Birmingham, Alabama, for his support offering legislation to make Veterans Day a federal holiday . </P> <P> Although originally scheduled for celebration on November 11 of every year, starting in 1971 in accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday of October (Oct 25, 1971; Oct 23, 1972; Oct 22, 1973; Oct 28, 1974; Oct 27, 1975; Oct 25, 1976, and Oct 24, 1977). In 1978, it was moved back to its original celebration on November 11 . While the legal holiday remains on November 11, if that date happens to be on a Saturday or Sunday, then organizations that formally observe the holiday will normally be closed on the adjacent Friday or Monday, respectively . </P>

When did veteran's day become a federal holiday