End of ‘Great War’ brought soldiers and civilians alike into the streets to celebrate
Sun., Nov. 11, 2018, 12:44 p.m.
Following more than four years of bitter fighting across Europe, an official cessation of hostilities between Allied and Central powers on the Western Front of World War I took effect at 11 o’clock in the morning on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
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