PRINTER'S NO. 2130
No. 202 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, LOEPER, MELLOW, BELL, BOSCOLA,
BRIGHTBILL, CONTI, CORMAN, COSTA, DENT, EARLL, GERLACH, HART,
HOLL, KASUNIC, LAVALLE, LEMMOND, MOWERY, MURPHY, MUSTO,
O'PAKE, SALVATORE, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE, TILGHMAN, TOMLINSON,
THOMPSON, WAGNER, WENGER AND WHITE, SEPTEMBER 25, 2000
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, SEPTEMBER 25, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating October 2000 as "Italian American Heritage Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The discovery of the American continents was made by
4 an Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus, on October 12, 1492;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, An Italian named Giovanni Caboto, better known in
7 American history as John Cabot, discovered the mainland of North
8 America; and
9 WHEREAS, An Italian American, William Paca, was a signer of
10 the Declaration of Independence; and
11 WHEREAS, Ever since, Italian Americans have contributed to
12 the growth and development of this Commonwealth and the United
13 States of America; and
14 WHEREAS, Many Italians and Italian Americans have made
15 significant contributions in the areas of science, art,
16 literature, government and, of course, the cuisine of the United
1 States; and
2 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has benefited from Italian
3 American entrepreneurs Amedeo Obici and Mario Peruzzi, who
4 founded the Planter's Peanut Company in Wilkes-Barre in 1908;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Italian Americans have served in the armed forces of
7 the United States to help protect this great nation and preserve
8 the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of
9 happiness; and
10 WHEREAS, Of the more than 15 million Americans of Italian
11 descent in the United States, approximately 1.5 million are
12 Pennsylvanians; and
13 WHEREAS, Italian Americans are the fifth largest ethnic group
14 in the United States; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate October 2000 as "Italian
16 American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania and honor those
17 Pennsylvanians of Italian descent.
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