Jack Palance, Oscar-winning Ukrainian-American cowboy was born Feb. 18, 1919
Jack Palance born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor of Ukrainian descent. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best...
Ukraine in Space
Sergei Korolev - the leading Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer was born in Zhytomir, Ukraine. It is due to his genius, the Soviet Union...
Ukraine reactivates unique S-300V1 strategic air defence system
The unique features of S-300V1 air defense system consist in that is the world’s only truly mobile Anti Ballistic Missile system. The S-300V...
Ukrainian-American Sgt. Michael Strank was 1 of 6 Marines who raised flag on Mt....
" Michael Strank (November 10, 1919 – March 1, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in action during the Battle of...
Anne of Kyiv became a Queen of France. By naming her first son and...
"In the spring of 1048, having covered 3,000 kilometers, the envoys of French King Henry I arrived in Kyiv. Yaroslav welcomed the delegation and...
Scythian Vessel with Hunting Scenes from Solokha Kurgan
The vessel has two hunting scenes in relief. In the first scene, two horseriders hunt a lion. The left horserider is shooting a bow,...
American Mathematical Society awards Maryna Viazovska with 2019 Satter Prize
Maryna Viazovska’s work has been described as “simply magical,” “very beautiful” and “extremely unexpected.” Maryna Viazovska received her doctorate from the University of Bonn in...
Ukrainian Novikov, 24, World’s Strongest, Sets New World Record in Deadlift
November 17, 2020 during the World's Strongest Man Finals, Oleksii Novikov set a New World Record - 537.5kg (1185lb) 18-Inch Deadlift. But in this...
In 1710 the Ukrainian Cossacks drafted one of Europe’s first state constitutions, which had...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Pylyp_Orlyk
Ukrainian Kistiakowsky, not Oppenheimer, should be credited for the first U.S. atomic bomb successful...
American journalist and historian Richard Rhodes, in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic Bomb, named George Kistiakowsky a key figure in...
