August / September 2015, Polish American News - Page 4

August 12, 1915 - Alexander Wojciechowicz (Born)

Alexander Francis Wojciechowicz was a professional football player in the National Football League. He was an offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles.

August 13, 1920 - Battle of Warsaw

Polish soldiers, led by Marshal Jozef Pilsudski and General Wladyslaw Sikorski in the Battle of Warsaw against the Bolsheviks, fought from August 13th to August 18th in 1920. Poland’s victory stopped the Bolsheviks from spreading their revolution across Europe.

August 14, 1941 - Fr. Maximilian Kolbe (Executed)

Fr. Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan priest, who has been canonized a saint, asked to be executed in the place of Franciszek Gajowniczek, another Pole detained at the Nazi Auschwitz death camp. In return, Fr. Kolbe was sentenced to a slow death by starvation and Franciszek Gajowniczek, whose life was spared,

was eventually reunited with his family. On August 14, 1941, Fr. Maximilian Kolbe was executed by lethal injection because the Nazis felt his death by starvation was taking too long.

August 15, 1935 - Waldemar Baszanowski (Born)

Waldemar Baszanowski, a famous Polish weightlifter, won gold medals at Olympic competitions in 1964 and 1968, as well as five world weightlifting championships.

August 16, 1905 - Marian Rejewski (Born)

Marian Rejewski was one of a three man team of mathematicians that cracked the German Enigma code during World War II. Rejewski’s fellow mathematicians and cryptologists were Jerzy Rozycki and Henryk Zygalski who were recognized in past historic reflections.

August 17, 1896 - Robert Chodasiewicz (Died)

Robert Chodasiewicz, a Polish military officer, offered his service to the Union Army during the American Civil War. Robert Chodasiewicz served with distinction and upon completion of the war, immigrated to Argentina.

August 18, 1937 - Edward Stachura (Born)

Edward Stachura was a Polish poet, philosopher and writer. He has over 18 major works to his credit and was one of the most interesting writers of the post war generation. The major theme in his works is the connection between art and reality.

August 19, 2002 - Marek Kotanski (Died)

Marek Kotanski was a Polish psychologist who practiced social work in Poland helping the sick, poor and homeless. Kotanski started many successful programs which still operate today.

August 10, 1898 - Tadeusz Mostowicz (Born)

Tadeusz Mostowicz was a Polish journalist and author of over a dozen popular novels. He is best known for The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma, the book that inspired Jerzy Kosinski’s 1971 novel, Being There.

August 11, 1950 - Steve Wozniak (Born)

Steve Wozniak, also known as “Woz,” is a Polish American computer engineer who invented the Apple I and Apple II computers. His invention of the Apple personal computer led to the largest computer revolution in history.

August 20, 1898 - Leopold Infeld (Born)

Dr. Leopold Infeld was a noted Polish physicist who worked with Albert Einstein at Princeton University. The two scientists co-formulated the equation describing star movements.

August 21, 1907 - Henry Archacki (Born)

Henry Archacki, founder of the Polish American Historical Association and historian, chaired the committee to have Paderewski’s heart enshrined at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA.

Museum’s Historic Reflections Project Part 2

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National Day for Saint John Paul II to be Held on October 17, 2015

The National Polish Apostolate Committee and the Saint John Paul II National Shrine are hosting a National Day of celebration of the legacy of Saint John Paul II on Saturday, October 17, 2015. The observance will take place at the National Shrine of St. John Paul II in Washington DC. This event will be celebrated annually closest to October 16, the day Karol Cardinal Wojtyla was elected to the See of St. Peter in 1978. Mass and various activities will take place during the day. Bus transportation will be available from Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section. For information, call Theresa Romanowski at 215-922-1700, or 215-813-2780.

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773-384-3352, ext. 104 • PolishMuseumOfAmerica.orgFounded in 1935, the Polish Museum of America is one of the country’s first and largest ethnic museums. Polish and Polish American history is promoted through music, artworks, and historical and cultural displays.