Kościuszko National Monument – America’s Tiniest National Park – in today’s Wall St. Journal
When I took a look at the Wall St. Journal this morning, I saw an article on page 1 (below the fold) titled “Tiniest National…
May 31, 2024
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Gold & the Con Man: Treasure Discovered
In a real-life adventure worthy of fiction, treasure hunters in Poland’s Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains, northeast of Kraków) have discovered a cache of gold…
May 25, 2024
May 3, 1791: Polish Constitution Adopted
On May 3, 1791, Poland adopted the first democratic written constitution in Europe, following the lead of the Americans who had adopted their Constitution in…
May 3, 2024
February 19, 1473: Nicolaus Copernicus Is Born
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer and mathematician, was born February 19, 1473 in Toruń. His greatest achievement was the formulation of the heliocentric theory, positing that…
February 19, 2024
General Tadeusz Kościuszko: Polish and American Hero
Polish and American hero Tadeusz Kościuszko was born on February 4, 1746. Kościuszko was one of the first alumni of the Corps of Cadets (Korpus…
February 4, 2024
