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Polish Texans Website
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 1973 - 2002 (29 years)
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| 1 | 1978 | - 16 Oct 1978: Karol Wojtyla is elected as the 264th pope of the Catholic Church, the first Polish pope ever.
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| 2 | 1979 | - 2 Jun 1979: John Paul II visits Poland for the first time as pope.
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| 3 | 1980 | - 14 Aug 1980: Polish workers, led by Lech Walesa, begin a 17-day strike at the Lenin Shipyards in Gdansk, resulting in the creation of the Solidarity labor movement.
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| 4 | 1982 | - 1982: Polish Genealogical Society of Texas is founded.
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| 5 | 1983 | - 18 Aug 1983: Alicia, the most expensive hurricane in U.S. history, hits Galveston and Houston.
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| 6 | 1987 | - Sep 1987: Polish descendants from Panna Maria, Texas greet Pope John Paul II during his visit to San Antonio.
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| 7 | 1989 | - 1989: Poland became a fully independent country
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| 8 | 1990 | - 22 Dec 1990: Lech Walesa takes the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president.
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