1819: Possessive 'S in Veterans Day Dec 8, 2019

Many holidays, such as 'Veterans Day' or 'Fathers Day' have what sounds like possessive forms of the word, but often that spelling is not reflected with an apostrophe. Indeed, the Department of Veterans Affairs (again, no apostrophe) lists the spelling of "Veterans' Day" as incorrect. In the case of "Father's Day", there is most often, but not necessarily going to be an apostrophe for the singular use, though it is a holiday meant to focus on all fathers.

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