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Kazimierz Pułaski

Delaware News-Journal | 1 week ago

Day is done in Old New Castle

...in the Pulaski Day Parade's end. Dating from 1929, the October parade honoring Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski had dwindling crowds and participation in recent years. Organizers...

ChicagoNow | 2 weeks ago

Pulaski/Crawford (3-5-1934)

...Mayor Edward J. Kelly to support their effort to change the name of Crawford Avenue. Kelly agreed. Casimir Pulaski had been a hero of the American Revolution. Besides, the Poles were the...

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ChicagoNow | 2 weeks ago

Call the Cavalry: What You Didn't Know About Casimir Pulaski and His Business

Most of us don't know a lot about Casimir Pulaski except that it gives the kids and city workers another day off. What we do know was that he was a revolutionary war hero helping then...

ChicagoNow | 2 weeks ago

Casimir Pulaski Day

...fact, it is my dad's name. Except now he goes by "Ted" (sure). Most people don't know a lot about Kazimierz Pulaski or why we have this day off of work or school. I'll be honest, even my...

Chicago Tribune | 2 weeks ago

A list of closings today for Pulaski Day

...will not be collected. Transit: Metra and the CTA will operate normal weekday schedules. Casimir Pulaski was more than a cavalry officer. He was the founder of the American...

Chicago Public Radio | 2 weeks ago

School Districts Waive Pulaski Day Off

Chicago Public School students have the day off in honor of Casimir Pulaski, today. But more than half the school districts in Illinois have opted to hold classes during the state...

South Bend Tribune | 1 month ago

Rallo: Polish fest honors rich heritage - :Dancing/music/food, fun for all ages at Navy Pier in Chicago

...noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 28 at Navy Pier. The event takes place in observance of Pulaski Day. Born in Poland, Kazimierz Pulaski was a nobleman and an officer who came to America to assist with...

Politico | 1 month ago

The Walesa endorsement

...he help fight for freedom "wherever it is being defended." Gen. Washington brought Pulaski into the war. Pulaski laid the foundations for the U.S. Cavalry. He died in an assault on the...

After arriving in America, Kazimierz Pulaski wrote to General Washington, "I came here, where freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it."

Kazimierz Pulaski Wikipedia | 1 month ago

Wikipedia | 1 month ago

Kazimierz Pulaski

...of the area and one of its most notable inhabitants. Early in his youth, Kazimierz Pulaski was sent to Warsaw, where he studied at the local college of Theatines. In 1762, he...

Asbury Park Press | 2 months ago

Little Egg Harbor adopts funding measure for land preservation

...troops rowed to Osborn Island from their ships in a failed attempt to defeat the forces of General Casimir Pulaski, who was in the area to defend the Batsto ironworks and...

Wikipedia | 3 months ago

Pulaski, New York

Pulaski was incorporated on April 26, 1832. Although the village takes its name after General Casimir Pulaski (), area residents have traditionally pronounced Pulaski with a long "i" ().

Kansas City Star | 4 months ago

Revolutionary War hero becomes honorary US citizen

...Barack Obama signed a joint resolution of the Senate and the House that made Pulaski an honorary citizen. Pulaski's contribution to the American colonies' effort to leave the...