Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR)                               announces that the Delaware River                                                        is Pennsylvania’s 2025 River of the Year!

Per Janet Sweeney of Pennsylvania Organization for Waterways and Rivers: 

"The Delaware River stands out not only for its role in American history but also for its transformation into a model of ecological restoration and stewardship."

Courtesy of    www.facebook.com/PaDCNR/

"The Delaware River has played a pivotal role in American history, marking the site of Washington’s famous crossing — the turning point of the Revolutionary War. It was crucial in driving the Industrial Revolution, and today, the Delaware River Port is the largest freshwater port in the world. More than 14 million people rely on the river for drinking water. Once heavily polluted, to the point where ship hulls darkened from the contamination, the river has since undergone a dramatic recovery and now boasts more National Wild and Scenic designations than any other river."

An excerpt from:    https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/newsroom/delaware-river-named-pennsylvania-s-2025-river-of-the-year.html

 80th Anniversary of Liberation

 of Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camp

"The museum on the site of the Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Oświęcim, Poland, marks the 80th anniversary of the camp's liberation in 1945 in the closing months of World War II on Jan. 27."

Shares the evolution of the site..which initially housed Polish political prisoners - those who voiced anything against the invading Germans. They included members of the Polish Scouting movement, who often assisted Polish Freedom fighters.

It was as time progressed, that anyone that was found undesirable would be brought here - where some where subject to experiments. Slowly it evolved to becoming a dreaded death camp. One speaker tells that 7000 Polish Christians were killed there, as well as gypsies, etc.

For history not to repeat - we must listen to what the survivors speak of.      Some were only 5 years old, when they witnessed things firsthand.