5 Most Famous Ukrainian Americans
Ihor Sykorski - the father of helicopter engineering. Assembled his first two trial helicopters while still living in his native Kiev. He also engineered...
Valery Khodemchuk: the first victim of Chornobyl disaster and for whom Reactor #4 became...
Valery Khodemchuk was born on 24 March 1951 in the village of Kropyvnia which is almost exactly halfway between Kyiv and Chornobyl. With the...
Young Boxer Usyk with his First Coach and Vladimir Klitschko
Do you recognize the future Super Heavyweight World Champ? His achievments as of December 22, 2024 below: Usyk famous Ukrainian haircut from previous fights >
Igor Sikorsky’s First Trial Helicopter Assembled in Kyiv in 1909
"As time went on, I became well acquainted with the various aeronautical engines, having spent much time in a few factories, and finally made...
Ivan Piddubny, Ukrainian World-Famous Wrestler Whose Legacy Russia Tried to Appropriate
Two years ago, in 2021, Google devoted a Doodle to the 150th anniversary of the world-famous wrestler Ivan Piddubny. The text of it is:...
Ukrainian who played the most crucial role in creating the first US atomic bomb:...
Atomic Heritage Foundation has the following entry: "George Kistiakowsky (1900-1982) was a Ukrainian-American physical chemist.He joined the Manhattan Project in late January 1944, leaving...
WW2 Master Sergeant Nicholas Oresko, son of Ukrainian immigrants, received Medal of Honor from...
Nicholas Oresko (January 18, 1917 – October 4, 2013) was an American combat veteran of World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in Germany on January...
Andriy Yarmolenko brings victory for WestHam United over Sevilla
"On 112 minutes, Andriy Yarmolenko found the game's decisive moment, netting from close range after Bono could only parry Pablo Fornals' low shot." WHU...
Milla ‘The Fifth Element’ Jovovich was born in Kyiv, Ukraine on Dec. 17, 1975
The actress calls herself "a humble Ukrainian girl".Milla's words on her Facebook January 30, 2014, during Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity, meant a lot to...