On this day in history, Nov. 11, 1921, Tomb of Unknown Soldier dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 11, 1921. The ceremony included a two-minute national moment of silence.
"Here rests in honored glory an American Soldier, Known but to God," reads the inscription on the marble tomb. "Here rests in honored glory an American Soldier, Known but to God." — Tomb of the Unknown Soldier "The Unknown lay in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Nov. 10; 90,000 visitors paid their respects." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Crypts for Unknown Soldiers from World War II and Korea were added in 1958.
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