Polish American Heritage Month General Pulaski Memorial Day on October 11 each year of his presidency. In 2017 HR1230 was submitted in the Texas Legislature by State Representative James White and it stated "That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby recognize October 2017 as Polish American Heritage Month in Texas and honor the contributions of Poles and people of Polish descent to our state." Pula, James. "Polish American Encyclopedia." p. 380 Polish American Heritage Month Polish American Heritage Month is an annual event celebrated in October by Polish American communities. It was first celebrated in 1981 after organization by Michael
Day of the Young Combatant Day of the Young Combatant Day of the Young Combatant () is a non-official commemoration day, celebrated each March 29 in Chile. Its main purpose is remembering the deaths of brothers Rafael and Eduardo Vergara Toledo, which occurred on March 29, 1985 during the dictatorship in Chile. The brothers were reportedly members of a pro-Marxist, anti-government insurgent group called MIR. The commemoration is a call for human rights awareness and inquiry into several cases of extra judicial killings during the dictatorship. Violence often involves throwing rocks against buildings, vehicles, and police, as well as fire-bombing with Molotov cocktails. Given the