March 03, 2025

Ep. 62: Pulaski Day [TEASER]

5 minutes

Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration

Pulaski Day is a holiday observed in municipalities across the US that have large Polish populations. It honors General Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman and military commander who played a crucial role in the American Revolutionary War. He is often called the "Father of the American Cavalry” and is celebrated for having saved George Washington’s life. This week’s episode of Silent Generation covers who Pulaski was, how the holiday came to be, and how the holiday is celebrated. Amongst other things the boys discuss how pączki are eaten on both Pulaski day and Fat Thursday (the Polish equivalent of Fat Tuesday, how the best (Polish) buffet in the Chicagoland area is the Red Apple restaurant, and how the Polish suffix “ski” was restricted to nobility.

Links:

Casimir Pulaski Biography

Pulaski Day: An Updated the History Guy Episode

The Rise of Casimir Pulaski Day by Jesse Dukes

What is Pulaski Day? Here's what's closed and the history of this Chicago holiday by Rafaela Jinich

Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski might have been a woman or intersex by Corky Siemaszko

*screams in polish* meme

https://restaurantredapple.com/

LARGEST All You Can Eat TRADITIONAL POLISH BUFFET!

Photograph of the soviet cars in the Polish Constitution Day Parade

Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens

Happy Pulaski Day, Fellow Chicagoans! Happy Crawford Day, Suburbanites!