Jack Palance, Oscar-winning Ukrainian cowboy
Jack Palance born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor of Ukrainian descent. He was nominated for three Academy...
Chuck Palahniuk of Ukrainian descent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Palahniuk
George Kistiakowsky: Ukrainian who made Manhatten Project work and first Atomic bomb explode
The US Government called on Dr. Kistiakowsky to help solve the problem with the new weapon the physicists at Los Alamos...
Natalie Wood and Elizabeth Taylor, 1948
Natalia Zakharenko is the real name of this Hollywood star actress (“West Side Story” film had 11 Academy Award nominations). Her grandparents...
Ukraine Vyshyvanka/ Embroidery Shirt Day
In 2020, Google created a Doodle honoring the Ukrainian embroidered shirt in commemoration of International Vyshyvanka Day: "Held each year on the third Thursday...
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...
Prince Charles dancing Ukrainian Hopak dance, 1981
King of the United Kingdom Charles III (back then Prince of Wales) is dancing Hopak with Ukrainian band "Hoverla" in Derby,...
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...
Ukrainians in NHL
Did you know that the greatest Wayne Gretzky is half-Ukrainian (on his father's side) and grew up in Ukrainian environment? His father Walter says that...
Alex Trebek’s original family last name was Terebeychuk. It’s Ukrainian
Alex Trebek was born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, on July 22, 1940, the son of George Edward Trebek (né Terebeychuk), a chef who had emigrated...
