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Message: [QUOTE="Veteran, post: 4014179, member: 10535"] And Poland, a nation who's history dates back a thousand years, has produced many more world leaders than just a Pope. Nicholaus Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy, was Polish. The composer Frederyk Chopin was Polish. Marie Curie, the eminent scientist and pioneer, was Polish. And so is Lech Walesa, who lit the match that ultimately sealed the fate of the Soviet empire when he showed the immense courage to scale the shipyard wall in Gdansk and help found the Solidarity Union almost exactly 40 years ago today. Just to name a few. James Michener, one of my very favorite authors in my younger days, wrote an excellent book titled "Poland" if you're interested. [/QUOTE]