# onthisday

Poland celebrates Flag Day today and...
Polonia & Poles Abroad Day! 🇵🇱

Discover the extraordinary, talented & innovative Poles who left their mark on world culture at a time when their country wasn't! 🌍

👉 https://t.co/VWLZhAaKwM

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2019-05-02

Meet Józef Rotblat. A genius physicist placed the laws of moral ethics above the laws of physics. He co-created the atomic bomb & then won a fighting it not to be used 🏆

👉 https://t.co/evDjR1N7Ii

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2019-03-05

Meet Ludwik Rajchman. He was a doctor, a revolutionary, an earnest anti-fascist & a champion for children’s health around the world. He was the mastermind behind 👨‍⚕️

🌏 https://t.co/tj5iwttkEo

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2019-03-03

Meet Ernest Malinowski. The Ferrocarril Central Andino reaches up to 5,000 metres above sea level! He not only revolutionised Peru’s transport system but also fought for the country’s independence. in 1899.

🌏 https://t.co/I8CJu2GOjE

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2019-03-02

Meet Ernest Malinowski. The Ferrocarril Central Andino, which he designed, reaches up to 5,000 metres above sea level! He not only revolutionised Peru’s transport system but also fought for the country’s independence.

🌏 https://t.co/I8CJu2GOjE

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2019-02-09

Meet Maurycy August Beniowski. A traveller, soldier, conspirator & exile, Beniowski was crowned king of Madagascar & proclaimed the island’s Ampansakebe (Emperor) by its indigenous people

🌏 https://t.co/4S5vm0LNgU

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2019-01-26

Meet Baudouin de Courtenay. An outstanding scholar who forever changed the approach to language, both written and spoken!

🌏 https://t.co/10Ls5XisY4

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2019-01-25