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General Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski's speech during the Soldier's Day in the 2nd Cavalry Division, August 15, 1936. NAC / The photographic archive of Narcyz Witczak-Witaczyński, catalogue number 107-790-11

Promised or damned land? World War Two and Polish émigrés in USA

Sometimes the “American Dream” turned out to be an American nightmare…  see more
History 29.06.2022
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Fossilised woman one million years older than first believed

The latest testing methods now indicate early humans roamed the earth between 3.4 and 3.7 million years ago.  see more
History 29.06.2022
On of the death transports headed to Palmiry. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Palmiry Massacre: German occupiers’ attempt to eradicate Polish intelligentsia

During WWII, German occupiers of Poland launched a campaign of violence in which they carried out a sieries of massacres of Polish intellectuals.  see more
History 21.06.2022
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5th century cemetery discovered in England

“A burial site with 141 individuals from over 200 years of history,” historian Dan Snow wrote on Twitter.  see more
History 16.06.2022
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Europe's 'largest ever' predator dinosaur found on Isle of Wight

The prehistoric bones belonged to a two-legged, crocodile-faced, predatory spinosaurid dinosaur.  see more
History 16.06.2022
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Battle of Hodów: When 400 Poles repelled 40,000 Tatars in 1694

Due to the enormous disproportion of forces, the battle is often called ‘the Polish Thermopylae’.  see more
History 11.06.2022
Photo: Karolina Fok/ CC BY 4.0

70th anniversary of the Polish Academy of Sciences

“Over the years, the Academy has strengthened its position as a leading scientific institution of our country,” Professor Jerzy Duszyńsk said.  see more
History 10.06.2022
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D-Day: 78th annual commemorations of Normandy landing

Some 150,000 allied troops, including the Poles, disembarked onto the territory of France to open the western front in Europe during WWII.  see more
History 6.06.2022
Polish President Andrzej Duda, Photo: PAP

President highlights importance of Poland’s 1989 breakthrough elections

“I want you to know that after 30 years Poland still remembers,” he told those who participated in the democratic changes in Poland.  see more
History 4.06.2022
Unveiled stone lions guarding the entrance to the Cemetery of the Defenders of Lwów, part of Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv. Photo: PAP/Vitaliy Hrabar

Tumultuous history of Polish lion figures in Lviv

As an irritating symbol of Polish “occupation of Lviv” the lions were removed before a tank action on August 25, 1971.  see more
History 1.06.2022
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Oldest cemetery in Lima uncovered

“We have found approximately 40 bodies, male and female, in varying ages between 30 to 55 years old,” the manager of the recovery programme of Lima’s Historic Centre said.  see more
History 26.05.2022