Ukrainian Sergei Korolev the day he was returned to Moscow prison after one year...
The man who would open space to humankind, Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, was born on 12 January 1907 (30 Dec 1906 old calendar), in Zhitomir,...
Igor Sikorsky’s record-breaking 1,200 km-long flight on ‘Ilya Muromets’ plane from Petrograd to Kyiv...
"There was one more important test flight as well as demonstration left to be accomplished, namely a long journey across the country. Until then...
Terry Sawchuck, the famous Hockey Hall of Fame goalie, was named ‘Ukey” because of...
"Terrance Gordon Sawchuk (December 28, 1929 – May 31, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey...
Ukrainian Kateryna Bilokur, a self-taught painter-virtuoso praised by Pablo Picasso
In Dec. 2020, Doodle celebrated the 120th birthday of a Ukrainian painter with the following words: "Kateryna Bilokur, a self-taught virtuoso earned international renown for...
In the 16th century, a Ruthenian/Ukrainian woman was taken captive and brought to Istanbul...
Born in Ruthenia (now Rohatyn, Ukraine) to a Ruthenian Orthodox priest, she was captured by Crimean Tatars during a slave raid and eventually taken via the Crimean slave trade to Istanbul, the Ottoman capital. She entered the Imperial Harem where...
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...
Sergey Bubka’s pole vault outdoor best of 6.14m celebrates its 25th anniversary
"Sergey Bubka’s world and European outdoor best of 6.14m is one of the most enduring marks in the record books and looks poised to celebrate...
The World’s First Kidney Transplant by Ukrainian Dr. Yurii Voronyi in 1933
Yurii Voronyi (1895-1961) was the first doctor in the world to perform renal transplantation in the clinic. The operation was conducted in 1933 in...
First ever X-ray in the US was performed on the invention of Ukrainian scientist...
“On January 19, 1896, young Eddie McCarthy of Hanover fell while skating on the Connecticut River and fractured his left wrist”. He was attended...
R.I.P., NHL Hall-of-Famer Dale Hawerchuk
The leading scorer in the first iteration of the Winnipeg Jets and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame Dale Hawerchuk passed away...
