On the first Monday in March, Illinois honors this Polish hero of the American Revolution
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honoring casimir pulaski, polish-american hero of the revolutionary ...  Mar 8, 2011 ... Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Polish and American freedom fighter Casimir Pulaski. ... Yesterday in my home state of Illinois, we celebrated Casimir Pulaski Day, which is observed on the first Monday of March.
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Casimir Pulaski Day - Wikipedia  Casimir Pulaski Day is a local holiday officially observed in Chicago, Illinois on the first Monday of every March in memory of Casimir Pulaski (March 6, 1745  October 11, 1779), a Revolutionary War cavalry officer born in Poland as Kazimierz Puaski. .... Confederate Heroes Day (TX); Idaho Human Rights Day (ID); LeeJackson...
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General Pulaski Memorial Day - Wikipedia  General Pulaski Memorial Day is a United States holiday in honor of General Kazimierz ... Casimir Pulaski in English), a Polish hero of the American Revolution. ... Pulaski Day on the first Monday of every March, marking Pulaski's March 4, 1746 birth. Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana have state recognition of this...
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Honoring Polish and Revolutionary War Hero Casimir ... - Lipinski  Mar 6, 2013 ... Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Polish and American freedom fighter Casimir Pulaski. ... In my home state of Illinois, we celebrate Casimir Pulaski Day, which is observed on the first Monday of March.
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New Holiday Takes Illinois By Surprise - tribunedigital-chicagotribune  Mar 4, 1986 ... ... off Monday in honor of a hero of the American Revolution who is not a household word but whom Polish. ... Monday was Illinois` first statewide observance of Casimir Pulaski ... The bill declaring the first Monday in March a holiday in honor of ... The day honors Poland`s liberal constitution passed in 1791.
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Historical News and Comments - JStor  pared for the June, 1932, issue of Museum Echoes, notice is given to the fact that there are ... The Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year. 1931 contains ... sponsorship of the Roseau County Historical Society and Old Settlers .... Rare Item of Early Kentuckiana which was given as the Boone Day Ad-.
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American Heroes: Paul Revere, Messenger of the Revolution  A ...  Soon, any message the patriot groups needed to deliver was entrusted to Paul Revere. He took the Suffolk Resolves to Philadelphia; served as the official courier for ... other metal items for the U.S.S. Constitution , better known as Old Ironsides. His Revere silver to this day remains a popular style of dinner ware, and his...
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Patrick Henry, Founding Father, famous orator, lawyer, Governor of ...  Passed over as a commander when the Virginia Militia became part of the Continental ... Elected as the first governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1776,...
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William Lloyd Garrison | American editor, writer, and abolitionist ...  Jul 8, 2015 ... In the first issue of The Liberator he stated his views on slavery ... The Chicago Cubs celebrate after Game 7 of the Major League ... Later that year a group of politically minded abolitionists also deserted Garrison's standard and founded ... to champion temperance, women's rights, pacifism, and free trade.
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War Memorials in Parks : NYC Parks  The first Decoration Day was proclaimed by General John Logan, national ... An image of Madison Square Park?s Freedom Tree marker proves even the most .... (The George Washington equestrian monument in Union Square claims the .... A stylistic departure from typical late 19th century Civil War sculpture can be seen...
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Free Flashcards about AMERICAN REVOLUTION- - StudyStack  ON FEB. 28, 1791 THIS HERO OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION STOPPED A RIOT IN PARIS AND A PLOT TO KIDNAP THE ROYALS, LAFAYETTE. ON THE...
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Paul Revere - Wikipedia  Paul Revere was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and a Patriot in the .... When British Army activity on April 7, 1775 suggested the possibility of troop ... and Arlington, Revere warned patriots along his route, many of whom set out ... This system was an improved version of an old network of widespread...
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J! Archive - Show #2685, aired 1996-04-12  A national hero for his defense of Mafeking during the Boer War, he later founded the .... This Polish count distinguished himself at the 1777 Battle of Brandywine...
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March 4: A forgotten huge day in American history - Constitution Daily  Mar 4, 2013 ... The new Congress quickly took care of an important task, when James Madison introduced the first draft Bill of Rights for consideration by its...
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Citizenship: Holidays and Celebrations - StudyZone  Today memorial services are held throughout the nation honoring this peaceful ... General during the Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States. His birthday, on February 22, 1732, has been celebrated by Americans as a ... Memorial Day began in Waterloo, NY in 1866, as a ceremony to honor those who...
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Casimir Pulaski - Polish American Cultural Center  Casimir Pulaski, son of Count Joseph Pulaski, was born in Warsaw, Poland, on March 6, 1745. ... In 1777, Pulaski arrived in Philadelphia where he met General Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the ... Later, at Brandywine, he came to the aid of Washington's forces and distinguished himself as a brilliant military tactician.
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Badass of the Week: Casimir Pulaski  Polish rebel who invented American Cavalry and led a Legion of European ... But, as I've alluded to earlier, Count Casimir Pulaski wasn't a guy who liked it when people ... and brothers were killed in action, he assimilated their units into his own. ... determined war-mongering asskicker fled to Turkey, joined the Turkish Army,...
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Mieszko I of Poland - Wikipedia  Mieszko I was the ruler of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast ... The first Christian ruler of Poland, Mieszko I is considered the de facto ... by the majority of Polish historians, who consider the name Mieczysaw to have ... to the enlightenment of Mieszko the country also had become enlightened,...
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Today in History - May 30 | Library of Congress  The first national celebration of the holiday took place May 30, 1868, at Arlington National Cemetery, where both Confederate and Union soldiers were buried.
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Patriots' Day - Wikipedia  Patriots' Day is an official state holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. The holiday was originally celebrated on April 19, the actual anniversary of ... Maine followed Massachusetts in 1907 and replaced its Fast Day with Patriot's...
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Paul Revere - Haiku  1, 1735 - May 10, 1818), patriot and craftsman, was the son of Paul and Deborah ... the Colonies and his vigorous patriotism soon became evident in political cartoons, ... A constant demand for seals, bookplates, certificates, and coats-of-arms soon ... and printing the first issue of Continental money; he made the first official.