4 ▁( W ed nes day ) ▁ ▁U . S . ▁President ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁dedic ates ▁the ▁US MC ▁War ▁Memorial ▁( I wo ▁J ima ▁mem orial ) ▁at ▁the ▁Ar ling ton ▁National ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁( Th urs day ) ▁▁▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁a ▁US ▁Congress ▁am end ment ▁passed ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁observ ance ▁of ▁" V eter ans ▁Day ", ▁replacing ▁the ▁name ▁" Arm ist ice ▁Day " ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁President ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁issued ▁ ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁acknowled ging ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁had ▁been ▁engaged ▁in ▁two ▁wars ▁since ▁Arm ist ice ▁Day ▁was ▁first ▁observed . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁( F rid ay ) ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁imm igration ▁port - of - entry ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁Har bor ▁at ▁Ell is ▁Island ▁clos es ▁perman ently . ▁The ▁newly ▁launched ▁tank er ▁Scottish ▁Haw k ▁runs ▁a ground ▁in ▁the ▁C ly de ▁at ▁Green ock , ▁Ren f rew shire , ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁( S aturday ) ▁In ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁general ▁election , ▁the ▁gover ning ▁National ▁Party ▁is ▁re - elect ed ▁with