Voices of Polonia
Voices of Polonia Bona Sforza, Italian, Queen of Poland
By Ted Rajchel
Background
Bona Sforza was an Italian princess, who became Queen of Poland in 1518, as the second wife of King Sigismund I of...
Charles Bronson, An American Award Winning Actor
By Ted Rajchel
Background
According to the Polish-American Encyclopedia, Charles Bronson was born to a Lithuanian-Polish father, who worked in the coal mines of Pennsylvania. Charles Bronson...
Mike Krzyzewski, Championship Basketball Coach
by Ted Rajchel
Background
Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski, nicknamed “Coach K”, is an American college basketball coach and former player. Since 1980 Krzyzewski has served as...
Leopold Stokowski —A Leading Orchestra Conductor of the 20th Century
By Ted Rajchel
Background
Stokowski is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and his appearance in the Disney film, Fantasia. He was...
Voices of Polonia
By Ted Rajchel
The invention of a small electric motor is often referred to as the Great Leap forward for plug-powered domestic machinery. The new...
Voices of Polonia – Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dogs
By Ted Rajchel
The hot dog is a classic American food. It is connected to Coney island, America’s most storied amusement resort. Nathan’s century old...
Voices of Polonia: Leopold Stokowski
By Ted Rajchel
Stokowski is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and his appearance in the Disney film, Fantasia. He...
Voices of Polonia
By Ted Rachel
Esperanto is a constructed auxiliary language. Its creator was Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof, a Polish eye doctor. He created the language to make...
Voices of Polonia: Leon Jaworski
Leon Jaworski was an American attorney and law professor, who served as the second special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. He was appointed to...
Voices of Polonia: John Gronouski Jr.
By Ted Rajchel
As postmaster general, Gronouski added the use of the zip code, instituted a vertically improved mail system of delivery, proposed to do...