May 2 is Polish National Flag Day
May 2 is Polish National Flag Day. Passed into law by Polish legislators in 2004-this observance honors the very best in Polish culture and history.
Proud to announce
We are very proud to announce that this Friday, April 30, 2021, Polish Museum of America confines hosted a very special event prepared by The Polish Consulate in Chicago.
OnThisDay in 1939 the New York World’s Fair officially opened
#OnThisDay, April 30, 1939 - 152 anniversary of the oath given by the first US President George Washington - the New York World's Fair officially opened.
JP II Canonization
Today we honor the canonization of Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square on April 27, 2014, carried out by Pope Francis with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
Saint Adalbert of Prague
Today April 23 we celebrate the feast day of Poland's primary Patron Saint-Adalbert (pol. Sw. Wojciech).
April 1935 Polish Constitution
Today April 23 we acknowledge the April 1935 Polish Constitution. Written in the wake of WWII and Germany's aggression on Europe (Hitler's imminent 1939 invasion of Poland would start WWII) - the April Constitution was the legal base for Poland's government in exile.
Earth Day
We ❤️ the 🌍! In 1970, according to EarthDay.org, about 20 million Americans assembled to demand greater attention to the protection of the planet.
78 years ago today
78 years ago today, April 19, 1943, Polish citizens of Jewish descent started their own Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto.
1055th Anniversary of Poland’s Christianity
Today, we celebrate the 1055th Anniversary of Poland's Christianity.
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