1. The Polish White Eagle A thousand years ago there lived three brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus. The families grew larger and they needed more space. The brothers decided to travel in different directions to search for new homes.

2. ● They traveled long and the brothers decided to travel in different directions to search for new homes. Czech went to the left, Rus went to the right and Lech rode straight. Rus setted up Russia and Czech – Czech Republic.

3. ● One day Lech saw the eagle's nest. ● "Here is where we will stay! We will call this place GNIEZNO." declared Lech. ● They called themselves Polans. They made a banner with a white eagle on a red field and flew it over the town of Gniezno which became the first historical capital of Poland.

4. Baptism of Poland and the personal baptism of Mieszko I. It was a landmark event in Poland. Baptism of Poland

5. The Constitution of May 3, 1791 First in Europe and second in the world. It gave rights to the people of lower states.

6. She has become a Polish meme Maria Sklodowska Curie was a French-Polish physicist and chemist, famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win in two fields, and the only person to win in multiple sciences.

7. Spanish Civil War At the beginning of the war, Poles took part in the defense of Madrid and Barcelona in the people's militia formations.

8. Nicolaus Copernicus Polish renaissance mathematician, lawyer,astronomer and doctor. Discovered that the earth revolves around the sun.

9. . Chopin was one of the greatest Polish composers. He was inspired by Polish folk music. As a child he showed extraordinary musical talent and performed in public..

10. Wawel Dragon This Legend is about Dragon, which lives in Kraków in cave under the Wawel Hill.

11. Battle of Grunwald 15. 07.1410. Battle of Grunwald was one of the biggest battles between the Tutonic Knights under the leadership of Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen and the combined forces of the Polish, Lithuanian-Ruthenian and Czech troops under the command of Władysław Jagiełło and Lithuanian Duke Vytautas.

12. Battle of Grunwald today The annual staging of the Battle of Grunwald is a tradition. The knights, medieval craftsmen and enthusiasts gather to show you what really happened.

13. Propagand a Communism in Poland 1945-1989 class struggle Labor camps hammer and sickle - communist symbol

14. I Partition- 1772 II Partition- 1793 III Partition- 1795 Did you know, that Poland didn’t exist on maps for over 123 years? But we got our country back on 11th November 1918 and since then the date is Polish Independence Day. Partitions of Poland

15. First World War The armed conflict lasted since 1914 between the Alied Powers and Axis Powers.The war ended with the surrender of Germany on 11 th November 1918. On 11 th November Poland regained independence after 123 years of partition between Russia, Prussia and Austria. Since 1989 it is a public holiday in Poland celebrated every year on 11 th November.

16. In Poland, World War II started on the 1st September 1939. 16 days later, on the 17th September, Poland was also attacked by USSR (the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also known as Soviet Union). The war lasted six years. On 8th May 1945, Germany surrendred. II WORLD WAR

17. Presidents VII 1989–XII 1990 Wojciech Jaruzelski XII 1990–XII 1995 Lech Wałęsa XII 1995–XII 2005 Aleksander Kwaśniewski XII 2005 - IV 2010 Lech Kaczyński

18. And…The current president of Poland is… Bronisław Komorowski

19. Lech Wałęsa Polish politician, he co-founded Solidarity, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, President of Poland between 1990-1995.

20. Pope Pole in Spain On 3-4 May 2003 Pope John Paul II visited Madrid. It was his 99 pilgrimage.

21. Accession of Poland to the European Union (2004)

22. Poland in Schengen 21 December 2007 Poland joined the Schengen area. Now we don’t need passport to travel ;D

23. Disaster in Smoleńsk On 10 April 2010 the plane with Polish President accompanied by a group of very important people crashed in Smoleńsk.

24. . „Poland and Spain in terms of football are two different worlds.” Only the first ten minutes were played well by Poles. They stood up to the Spaniards, but then the rivals gave our players a real lesson in football..

25. How Polish people see the world.