The History Channel has a neat series of short videos called Bet You Didn’t Know. These videos provide a short history lesson on various holidays. Veterans Day is next week. If you’re looking for a short video about the holiday, check out Bet You Didn’t Know: Veterans Day. The video explains the origins of the holiday and why its date of celebration has twice shifted in the United States. The end of the video includes an explanation of the differences between Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

Applications for Education

PBS News Hour has a basic lesson plan about Veterans Day. That lesson plan includes giving this quiz to students before showing them Bet You Didn’t Know: Veterans Day.

For more resources on Veterans Day, see this list created by Larry Ferlazzo.