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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY BRUBAKER, FERLO, BAKER, FONTANA, ORIE, O'PAKE, DINNIMAN, PILEGGI, COSTA, GREENLEAF, PIPPY, EARLL AND ARGALL, MARCH 24, 2010 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 24, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating April 6, 2010, as "Tartan Day" in Pennsylvania and |
2 | recognizing the monumental achievements and invaluable |
3 | contributions made by Scottish Americans to this |
4 | Commonwealth. |
5 | WHEREAS, April 6 has a special significance for all Americans |
6 | and especially those ten million Americans of Scottish descent, |
7 | because the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish Declaration of |
8 | Independence, was signed on April 6, 1320, and the American |
9 | Declaration of Independence, signed in Philadelphia, was modeled |
10 | on that inspirational document; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Almost half of the signatories of the Declaration of |
12 | Independence were of Scottish descent, the governors in nine of |
13 | the original 13 states were of Scottish ancestry and Scottish |
14 | Americans have made invaluable contributions in the fields of |
15 | science, technology, medicine, government, politics, economics, |
16 | architecture, literature and the arts; and |
17 | WHEREAS, April 6 has been recognized by the United States |
18 | Senate as National Tartan Day since 1998, by the United States |
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1 | House of Representatives since 2005 and by presidential |
2 | proclamation since 2008; and |
3 | WHEREAS, The Scottish government celebrates the week |
4 | containing "Tartan Day" as Scotland Week with more than 70 |
5 | political, social and cultural engagements throughout Canada and |
6 | the United States, including Pittsburgh; and |
7 | WHEREAS, The contribution of Scottish Americans is strongly |
8 | felt across this Commonwealth from the signers of the |
9 | Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia to the ongoing |
10 | contributions of institutions, such as Carnegie Mellon |
11 | University in Pittsburgh, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1900; |
12 | therefore be it |
13 | RESOLVED, That the Senate designate April 6, 2010, as "Tartan |
14 | Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further |
15 | RESOLVED, That the Senate extend congratulations and |
16 | appreciation to Pennsylvanians of Scottish heritage for their |
17 | contributions to this Commonwealth and that a copy of this |
18 | resolution be presented to the visiting Scottish Government |
19 | Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Michael Russell, at Carnegie Mellon |
20 | University on April 5, 2010, in recognition of the friendship |
21 | and appreciation this Commonwealth maintains with Scotland. |
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