History

In the collective imagination, "King Kong" is "Beauty and the Beast," the Empire State Building, and machine guns on the wings of a biplane. Few remember that the actor playing the pilot in the 1933 finale was actually an aviator who had nearly died in two wars.

On October 30, 1944, the American transport ship USS General George M. Randall sailed into New Zealand's Wellington Bay. On board were 733 Polish children, along with 105 caregivers, who had managed to escape from Siberia.

In the summer of 1920, Merian C. Cooper—the future creator of "King Kong," then a pilot in the Kościuszko Squadron—joined the Polish War of Independence. The American pilot from the Old West fought for Poland, saving entire units and earning the Virtuti Militari—and a place in our history.

In the shadow of the Battle of Warsaw, a silent hero was born – a chemist from Łódź who, instead of a gun, held a comb and a pencil. Thanks to him, Poland in 1920 knew more about the Red Army's movements than Tukhachevsky himself.

The 1st Armored Division is one of the most distinguished and elite Polish military units fighting in World War II. Its commander, General Stanisław Maczek, ordered his soldiers to "fight hard and like knights."

The Polish American community made a huge contribution to Poland's reconstruction after World War II. From the postwar aid efforts of the Polish American Council and UNRRA transports, through lobbying in Washington during the Cold War, to Poland's accession to NATO and assistance in the natural disasters of the 1990s.

John Paul II quickly won the hearts of people around the world. And just as quickly, he became the terror of communist apparatchiks, who saw him as a deadly threat to their power.

Today, when a real chance arises to restore the Polish diaspora to its rightful place, this opportunity cannot be wasted. It's time to break free from the burden of Magdalenka contracts and open Poland to people free from communist connections, full of energy, competence, and loyalty to their homeland.

At the turn of August and September, farmers in Poland complete their grain harvest with a holiday known as the Harvest Festival. Over the centuries, the celebration's external features have changed, but its meaning remains constant. It is a thanksgiving for the harvest and a prayer for another successful year of work.

420 years ago, on September 27, 1605, a battle took place around Kircholm, near Riga, which resulted in one of the most remarkable victories in the history of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. However, this success was not properly exploited.

Ogrodzieniec Castle is undoubtedly one of the most important monuments not only in the Jura region but also in all of Poland. Its turbulent history has transformed the building over the centuries into a picturesque ruin, offering a beautiful view of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland.