PRINTER'S NO. 2109
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
233
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MERSKI, JOZWIAK, HARKINS, BRENNAN, GIRAL,
HOHENSTEIN, SCHLOSSBERG, PICKETT, HILL-EVANS, MENTZER,
BOROWSKI, DELLOSO, HADDOCK, CONKLIN, D. WILLIAMS, DELOZIER,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, RABB AND SHUSTERMAN, OCTOBER 4, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 4, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of October 2023 as "Polish American
Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, This year is the 1,057th anniversary of the
documented history of Poland; and
WHEREAS, It is also the 415th anniversary of Polish settlers
arriving in the United States at Jamestown, Virginia, on October
1, 1608; and
WHEREAS, This year marks the 404th anniversary of the Polish
settlers who organized the first labor strike at Jamestown,
Virginia, the 84th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland
and the 79th anniversaries of the battle of Monte Cassino and
the Warsaw Uprising; and
WHEREAS, This month, the nation will be observing the 42nd
anniversary of "Polish American Heritage Month," which
highlights individuals of Polish heritage who have contributed
greatly to global advancement and the growth of the United
States and our Commonwealth; and
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WHEREAS, General Kazimierz "Casimir" Pulaski, known as the
father of the American cavalry, is remembered as a hero who
fought for independence and freedom in Poland and in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, Marie Sklodowska Curie earned a share of the 1903
Nobel Prize in Physics for joint research on radiation and was
awarded the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of
polonium and radium; and
WHEREAS, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, world-famous pianist and
composer, statesman and advocate for Polish freedom, was born in
Europe in 1860 and died in New York City in 1941; and
WHEREAS, Revolutionary War hero Tadeusz "Thaddeus"
Kosciuszko, renowned international conductor Leopold Stokowski,
former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and former
United States Senator Edmund Muskie are other Polish notables;
and
WHEREAS, Individuals of Polish heritage have many reasons to
celebrate their heritage, their culture and their achievements;
and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvanians are grateful for Polish Americans'
enduring contributions to the nation; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of October 2023 as "Polish American Heritage Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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