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Germans in America: October 6 is German-American Day. Just as Irish-Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day and invite everybody to participate in the celebration, on German-American Day Americans of German descent invite everyone to celebrate with them. In the late 19th and early 20th century, communities with a sizable German-speaking element would celebrate in grand style the day of the German-Americans. In Indiana, it was a real Community-Fest with Indiana governors and Vice President Fairbanks (1899) as speakers. In Evansville, the grand German Day celebration in 1911 lasted for one week (September 24-30). After the United States entered WW I against Germany in 1917, anti-German hysteria swept through the country. Many states passed legislation banning German in schools, religious services, newspapers and associations. Even in regions predominantly settled by German-speaking immigrants, cultural tolerance turned to Germanophobia, followed by abrupt abandonment of German-language programs in schools and colleges, churches, and associations. Individual German settlers are documented already in Jamestown, Virginia (1608), the "birthplace" of America. However, it was on October 6, 1683, when a group of Mennonites from Krefeld, which were 13 families, disembarked from the "Concord" (the German Mayflower) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, constituting the first group immigration of Germans to America. Links: * https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/06/presidential-proclamation-german-american-day * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Americans * https://www.thelocal.de/20151009/what-the-germans-brought-to-america Video research, reporting, editing: Otis Cue Pate Thanks for stoppin-by. Please share this video, subscribe, and return again soon.