Written and researched by Margaret Odrowaz-Sypniewska
- The most common Polish surnames in Warsaw, Poland; are: Dabrowski, Kaminski, Kowalski, Nowak, Szymanski, Wisniewski, and Zielinski.
- In 1619, Poles in Jamestown held the first civil liberty protest in America. This was because they were not allowed to vote in colony matters, because they were not of British descent.
- Approximately 1000 Poles served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
- Of all the 6000 Poles who fought in the American Civil War, about 1000 fought for the Confederacy
- The "Polish Brigade" and the "Polish Legion" fought in the American Civil War in Virginia and Gettyburg.
- In 1643 Polish people began to settle in New Amsterdam (New York City).
- The first Polish school in the USA was established at St. Stanislaus Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1868.
- In 1608 Polish immigrants built the first glass making furnace in America.
- Polish immigrants accompanied Daniel Boone to establish the first settlement in Kentucky.
- Richard Nixon (in 1972) was the first United States President to visit Poland.
- Maria Ouspenskaya (1876-1949) played the Gypsy woman in the Werewolf movies with Lon Chaney.
- Jack Palance was born Walter Palaniuk.
- Stanislas Poniatowski was the last King of Poland (he left the throne in 1795).
- Stefanie Powers, actress was born Stefania Federkiewicz.
- Poland is about the same size as the state of New Mexico in the United States.
- Korczak Ziolkowski started his sculpture of Crazy Horse in 1947, and died in 1982. His family continues to do his work today.
