1881-The crew of Life-boat Station No. 14, Eleventh District
(Racine, WI) rendered service during the severest storm of the
season The life-saving crew noticed several vessels running
north for safety under bare poles and two of them made safely
into the harbor. Observing this, the master of the schooner
Lavinda tried to make the same haven, but the vessel became
unmanageable, struck the south pier, immediately became
waterlogged, and in five minutes was a wreck. The life-saving
crew sprang for the lifeboat and put out to her assistance. They
got alongside and managed to run a line from the wrecked vessel
to the station tug H. Wetzel, which had steamed out to her
relief. The tug soon towed her into the harbor. 1918-The Allied
powers signed a cease-fire agreement with Germany at Rethondes,
France on November 11, 1918, bringing World War I to a close.
Between the wars, November 11 was commemorated as Armistice Day
in the United States, Great Britain, and France. After World War
II, the holiday was recognized as