History Today - November 11

In 1918, the armistice was signed, officially ending World War I. In 1920, Britain buried an unknown soldier at Westminster Abbey and France buried an unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe. In 1921, an American unknown soldier was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1865, Mary Edwards Walker became the first woman to be granted the U.S. Medal of Honor for her work as a surgeon during the US Civil War. In 1880, Australian outlaw Ned Kelly was executed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices