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Jack Palance, Oscar-winning Ukrainian-American cowboy was born Feb. 18, 1919

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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...

‘Flying Cossacks’ US Aviation Subdivision during the Vietnam War

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"DALLAS — Twenty-five years after being formed in Texas, the Flying Cossacks of 1964-1965 held their first reunion. The surviving pilots who could be...

Ukrainian Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force credited for initiation of GPS: Michael...

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But Yarymovych knew the idea of space-based navigation was beautiful; it just wasn’t being sold right. He went to his boss, Air Force...

5 Most Famous Ukrainian Americans

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Ihor Sykorski - the father of helicopter engineering. Assembled his first two trial helicopters while still living in his native Kiev. He also engineered...

Kvitka ‘Kacey’ Cisyk, Ukrainian-American famous singer was born April 4, 1953

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Per Wikipedia, Kvitka "Kacey" Cisyk (Ukrainian: Квітка Цісик; Квітослава-Орися Цісик, Kvitka Tsisyk; April 4, 1953 – March 29, 1998) was an American coloratura soprano of Ukrainian ethnicity. Cisyk, a...

Natalie Wood, ‘West Side Story’ film star, in her Ukrainian national dress

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'Natalia Zakharenko' is the real name of this Hollywood star actress ("West Side Story" film won 11 Academy Award nominations). Her grandparents had to leave...

Ukrainian refugees grateful in deed

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Cleanliness as a noble trait in Ukrianians has been observed by many travellers - Edward Clark and John Steinbeck can be mentioned among many...

How Ukrainian hackers help out American farmers – Vice

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It could be a funny situation, but the American farmers are very serious about it. They want to prove that after they buy John Deer tractor,...

Quiet Ukrainian behind IBM, Apple success: Lubomir Romankiw was born Apr. 17, 1931

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Lubomyr Romankiw was born in 1931 when the city of Zhovkva was part of Poland. After WWII, the Romakiw family traveled to Munich, where...