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Yet Another Holiday

Chicago is the largest Polish city outside of Poland. That means that the first Monday of every March is a holiday to commemorate General Casimir Pulaski.

Pulaski (1745-78) served as a brilliant leader in the Polish military, but was banished from his country when the king wrongly accused him of an assassination plot. Pulaski met Benjamin Franklin in Paris, where Franklin was seeking aid from the French to fight the British. Pulaski's offer to help in the war eventually led to his establishment of the first trained cavalry in U.S. history. He fought several battles for the colonies before dying of wounds received in a battle near Savannah, Georgia.

Do you think that Concordia gives a holiday on Casimir Pulaski Day? No. That means I AGAIN have child care on my day off, since Jonathan is teaching a full day of classes.

posted by Stahlkes @ 10:30 AM