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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, ARGALL, STACK, KASUNIC, WASHINGTON, ERICKSON, FONTANA, O'PAKE, RAFFERTY, MUSTO, ORIE, KITCHEN, BAKER, M. WHITE, TARTAGLIONE, PILEGGI, BOSCOLA, DINNIMAN, COSTA AND ROBBINS, JUNE 24, 2009 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 24, 2009 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing June 28, 2009, as "German-American Day" in |
2 | Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Thirteen families, invited by William Penn, settled |
4 | in Germantown under the leadership of Francis Daniel Pastorius |
5 | and helped to build a fledgling nation; and |
6 | WHEREAS, German Americans were staunch supporters of |
7 | democracy and freedom of the press; and |
8 | WHEREAS, German Americans were instrumental in writing the |
9 | Declaration of Independence, so much so that the original |
10 | version was printed in the German language; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Not only did German Americans campaign for the |
12 | abolition of slavery, but during the Civil War when the call was |
13 | issued for volunteers, many German-born men quickly responded to |
14 | save the Union, forming regiments, including Pennsylvania-German |
15 | regiments; and |
16 | WHEREAS, Today, 50,764,352 Americans, more than any other |
17 | ancestry, proudly claim German heritage; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Prominent Pennsylvanians of German heritage, |
2 | including Milton J. Hershey, Henry Heinz and Grace Kelly, and |
3 | less celebrated persons of German ancestry have contributed |
4 | significantly to the social, economic and religious fabric of |
5 | the United States; and |
6 | WHEREAS, All of the members of the Speaker Muhlenberg German- |
7 | American Caucus, named for Pennsylvanian Frederick Muhlenberg, |
8 | the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, |
9 | call upon the people of this Commonwealth to commemorate the |
10 | contributions of Pennsylvania Germans to the history and culture |
11 | of Pennsylvania; and |
12 | WHEREAS, The act of June 29, 1976 (P.L.458, No.113), provides |
13 | for the observance of June 28 of each year as "Pennsylvania |
14 | German Day" and authorizes the Governor "to issue a proclamation |
15 | each year calling upon the people of the Commonwealth to |
16 | commemorate the contributions of the Pennsylvania German people |
17 | to the history and culture of the Commonwealth, and to observe |
18 | that day with appropriate honors and ceremonies"; therefore be |
19 | it |
20 | RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize June 28, 2009, as |
21 | "German-American Day" in Pennsylvania and call upon the citizens |
22 | of this Commonwealth to observe the day with appropriate |
23 | ceremonies and activities. |
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