Voices of Polonia
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...
Voices of Polonia: Senator Barry Goldwater
By Ted Rajchel
Barry Goldwater served five terms in the United States Senate representing Arizona and was the 1964 Republican candidate for President of the...
Voices of Polonia
By Ted Rajchel
Polish Pilots who Fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II
On September 1st, 1939 the German army, supported by the...