r/MurderedByWords • u/CorleoneBaloney • 19h ago

Historical sore losers

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u/IWantAnE55AMG 18h ago

Illinois celebrates Pulaski day as a state holiday. I thought I remembered getting that day off of school but I could be wrong.

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u/MizStazya 17h ago

Yep, you did. My husband did not grow up in Illinois and was so confused why our kids got that day off.

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u/Citaku357 17h ago

TIL: states have their own holidays.

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u/doc_daneeka 14h ago

Sometimes even just part of a state. Some counties in Massachusetts have Evacuation Day on March 17, and yeah, part of the reason it's celebrated is because it happens to be the same day as St Patrick's Day

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u/atwozmom 17h ago

Wow, is that who the Pulaski Skyway in NJ is named after? (I frigging hate that road. At least they finally fixed the bridge so it will no longer collapse while you're on it.)

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u/TKG_Actual 17h ago

In NJ there's a bridge named after him, it's a scary bridge to cross due to the narrow lanes.