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Museum’s Historic Reflections Project Part 6 From the Desk of July 21, 1935 - Myron “Moe” Drabowsky (Born) Mary Ann Zerkowski, President Berks County Polish American Myron Walter “Moe” Drabowsky was born in Ozanna, Board of Education Poland. He was a well known right-handed relief [email protected] in and played for several teams including the , Baltimore $21,000 in Scholarships Orioles and the . In 1987, Moe The following Polish-American high school returned to Poland as a baseball ambassador to seniors are receiving scholarships from the help his birth nation form its first team for Olympic Polish American Board of Education of Berks competition. County. July 22, 1983 - Martial Law (Ended) Martial law in Poland (Polish: Stan wojenny w $5,000 Walter Bialas Scholarship Douglas C. Schilling, Daniel Boone High School Polsce, “the state of war”) refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983 $4,000 Mary Oziemkiewicz Memorial Award when the government of the People’s Republic Joshua C. Heckman, Wilson High School of Poland drastically restricted normal life by $3,000 Polish American Board of Education Scholarship introducing martial law in an attempt to crush Elaina R. Schilling, Daniel Boone High School the political opposition against Communist rule in Poland. $3,000 Polish American Citizens Political Association Scholarship Alexis G. Skrocki, Wilson High School July 23, 1829 - Wojciech Boguslawski (Died) $1,000 Dr. Edmund F. Gallman, Jr. Scholarship Wojciech Boguslawski, born in Glinno, a village near Jennifer L. Mikitka, Fleetwood Area High School Poznan, was a Polish actor, theater director and $1,000 Stella M. Hendel Scholarship playwright. Known as the Polish-Enlightenment “Father Kariana R. Leinbach, Home Schooled of Polish Theater,” he was the director of the National Theater (Teatr Narodowy), 1783–85, 1790–94 and $1,000 Robert A. Levandowski Scholarship 1799–1814. Boguslawski died in Warsaw in 1829. Alec N. Kriebel, Governor Mifflin Senior High School $1,000 Stanley B. Lewandowski Scholarship July 24, 1909 - Jerzy Rozycki (Born) Aaron M. Sadowski, Conrad Weiser High School Jerzy Rozycki was a mathematician and cryptologist $1,000 Leon and Stella Zerkowski Scholarship who, along with fellow mathematicians Henryk Zygalski Michael F. Ligenza, Muhlenberg High School, and Marian Rejewski, made up the three-man team who $1,000 Polish American Board of Education Scholarship cracked the German Enigma code during World War II. Matthew H. Shermot, Governor Mifflin Senior High School

July 25, 1831 - Maria Szymanowska (Died) Polish Picnic The Polish American Heritage Association of Berks County will hold its Maria Szymanowska was noted as the first virtuosa annual picnic on Sunday, August 17, 2014, beginning at 1:00 P.M. at the pianist and also was considered by some as the best Lower Alsace Picnic Grove in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania, a suburb of female piano performer ever. Reading. The cost is $12 for members and $17 for non-members. The Ed Legenski family will cater the event. For more information or to make a reservation please call Marilyn at 610.779.5523 or email July 26, 1844 - Stefan Drzewiecki (Born) [email protected]. Stefan Drzewiecki was a Polish scientist and engineer who distinguished himself internationally in aviation and ship building. He also invented the kilometric counters for taxi cabs. POLISH July 27, 1956 - Dave Dombrowski (Born) AMERICAN news Dave Dombrowski is the current president, Place your business ad in the next edition of the Polish American CEO, and general manager of the Major League News. For more information, call 215-922-1700, Monday through baseball team, the Detroit Tigers. Dombrowski Friday, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. signed free agents such as catcher Iván Rodríguez, left-handed pitcher Kenny Rogers, and outfielder Magglio Ordóñez, whose ninth- inning home in ALCS Game 4 catapulted Detroit to the pennant in 2006. July 28, 1961 - Scott Parazynski (Born) Scott Parazynski, from Little Rock, AR, is a distinguished Polish American and NASA astronaut. Dr. Parazynski has logged over 1,381 hours (over PA, NJ, DE #1 Rated 8 weeks) in space, including over 47 hours of EVA (Extra-vehicular activity) during 7 spacewalks, and has Company traveled over 23 million miles.

July 29, 2002 - Charles Wysocki (Died) Basement Charles Wysocki was a Polish American artist Waterproofing Crews Needed! famous for his primitive Americana artwork. Wysocki is well known for his posters, prints, greeting cards, puzzles and calendars. 1-800-700-9171 July 30, 1619 - Polish Settlers (First Labor Strike) The first Polish settlers in Jamestown, VA, WE ARE organized the FIRST labor strike on July 30, 1619, CALL TODAY! to protest their lack of participation in the new LOOKING FOR Virginia government. The assembly realized the THE BEST! importance of the Polish settlers and granted them representation in the new government of the Virginia colony. Email: [email protected] Fax:610-409-2635 July 31, 1959 - Michael Bielecki (Born) Michael Joseph Bielecki (born July 31, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former player who pitched in Memorials in Memory of the Major Leagues from 1984–1997. He was Manya Dybicz Lewandowski drafted by the in the first round (8th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft Richard David Logis (Secondary Phase). He made his debut on Mary Miazga September 14, 1984. His final game was on August 16. 1997. Visit Us on the Internet at: PolishAmericanCenter.com