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1 day ago · This is a chronological list of wars in which Poland or its predecessor states of took an active part, extending from the reign of Mieszko I (960–992) to the present. This list does not include peacekeeping operations (such as UNPROFOR, UNTAES or UNMOP), humanitarian missions or training missions supported by the Polish Armed Forces.
4 days ago · Zamek Książąt Pomorskich – renesansowy zamek usytuowany na Wzgórzu Zamkowym w Szczecinie, w sąsiedztwie Odry, historyczna siedziba rodu Gryfitów
4 days ago · The Duchy of Cornwall is, of course, the private estate (687 years old and covering just over 200 square miles) of the Prince of Wales. These plans were a pet project of Charles III, from the time ...
4 days ago · The Battle of Tuchola Forest (German: Schlacht in der Tucheler Heide, Polish: Bitwa w Borach Tucholskich) refers to one of the first battles of the Second World War during the Invasion of Poland, 1939. The battle started on 1 September and ended on 5 September with a major German victory. Due to lack of coordination and poor command of forces ...
4 days ago · Florence was founded as a Roman military colony about the 1st century bce, and during its long history it has been a republic, a seat of the duchy of Tuscany, and a capital (1865–70) of Italy. During the 14th–16th century Florence achieved preeminence in commerce and finance, learning, and especially the arts. Florence.
5 days ago · Matthew Bunson, December 28, 2022. Exactly 400 years ago today, St. Francis de Sales ended his days in the same way he had lived most of them — having labored to his very last breath for the salvation of souls and the call for everyone to be saints. The future doctor of the Church and long-time bishop of Geneva had been on the road to Lyons ...
4 days ago · Pieter van Musschenbroek was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who discovered the principle of the Leyden jar about the same time (1745) as E.G. von Kleist of Pomerania. Musschenbroek, a gifted and influential teacher of science, held professorships at the universities of Duisburg (1719–23),
