Glenn Beck Quotes
I am going to take something I learned over in Israel. Their Independence Day is preceded the 24 hours before with Memorial Day, so it gives them a chance to serve and reflect and then celebrate. I am going to try to start that tradition here in America.
Beck, Glenn. The Glenn Beck Program. Premiere Radio Networks, 2011.
Congress established Armistice Day as a federal holiday in 1938. In 1954, the holiday was renamed “Veterans Day,” expanding its scope to include veterans of all U.S. wars. Twelve years later, Congress once again altered the holiday and moved the observation of the historic anniversary to the fourth Monday in October. Moving the solemn day angered veterans’ groups, and 46 states refused to comply with the federal holiday change. Congress reconsidered. In 1975, the House passed a bill returning the holiday to its traditional day of observation, November 11. What is ironic is that the “tradition” which Daniels and others wanted to keep, had only been created in 1938. In the historical “tradition” of America, there was no holiday to memorialize Veterans. In this case 35 years was sufficient to establish a “hallowed tradition.”
July 4 is celebrated today, but the exact day has varied.
Glenn Lee Beck is an American conservative political commentator, conspiracy theorist, radio host, and television producer. He is the CEO, founder, and owner of Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of his television and radio network TheBlaze. He hosts the Glenn Beck Radio Program, a popular talk-radio show nationally syndicated on Premiere Radio Networks. Beck also hosts the Glenn Beck television program, which ran from January 2006 to October 2008 on HLN, from January 2009 to June 2011 on Fox News and currently airs on TheBlaze. Beck has authored six New York Times–bestselling books.
