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110 matches to Polish Succession
Funk, Casimir. 1884-1967. Polish/US discoverer of vitamins.
Gdansk. (Danzig). 1308 Teutonic Knights. 1466-1793 Sole Polish port. 1919 Independent. (Nazi 1933-). 1939 Germans annex, causing WWII. 1945 Poland. Solidarity.
Goldwyn, Samuel. 1882-1974. Polish/US film producer with De Mille. MGM.
Hauptman, Gerhart. 1862-1946. Polish/German poet and writer. The Weavers 1892.
Henrican Articles. 1573. Limited authority of Polish kings.
January Insurrection. 1863-4. Unsuccessful Polish revolution vs Russia.
Jaruzelski, Wojciech. 1923-. Polish leader 1981-90. Banned Solidarity -1989. First free elections, 1989, since WWII.
Katyn Affair. 1940 massacre of Polish officers by Russian troops discovered 1943. Denied, blamed on Nazis. Ignored by Allies. Soviets admit responsibility, 1992.
Korzybski, Alfred. 1879-1950. Polish/US linguist. General semantics 1933.
Kosciusko, Tadeusz. 1746-1817. Polish. Led Rebellion 1794-7 vs occupiers. 3rd Partition of Poland. American Revolution war officer.
Ladislaus III. 1424-44. Polish King 1434-. Ladislaus V of Hungary 1440-. Led 2 crusades vs Turks.
Lance. 1927 Abolished by British army. 1939 used by Polish cavalry vs German tanks.
Malinowski, Bronislaw. 1884-1942. Polish. Founded social anthropology.
Mazowiecki, Tadeusz. 1927-. Polish Prime Minister 1989. First non-communist Prime Minister in Eastern Europe in 40 years.
Michelson, Albert. 1852-1931. Polish/US physicist. With Morley, disproved existence of ether 1887. Measured speed of light.
Mickiewicz, Adam. 1798-1855. Polish Romantic poet. Pan Tadeusz 1834.
November Insurrection. 1830-1. Polish fail to overthrow Russian domination.
Oder-Neisse Line. 1945- Polish-German border established by Potsdam Conference.
Paderewski, Ignacy. 1860-1941. Polish pianist, composer. Prime Minister 1919.
Piast. 840-1370. Polish dynasty.
Pilsudski, Józef. 1867-1935. Polish general, Head of State 1918-22, Prime Minister after coup 1926-. Defended Poland vs Russia 1919-20.
Polish Campaign. 1939. German invasion begins WWII.
Polish Corridor. 1919-39. Baltic territory dividing east Prussia from Germany. Nazis invade 1939.
Polish Uprising. 1863. January Insurrection.
Poznán Riots. 1956. Polish workers strike for bread and freedom. 53 killed by Russian troops. Led to new regime, Hungarian Uprising.