Poland once sent US birthday card with 5 million signatures

July 5, 2017
Rachel Banbury
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On Oct. 14, 1926, a distinguished citizen of Poland named Leopold Kotnowski came to the White House with a greeting card for the United States’ 150th birthday.

The greeting card had 5.5 million signatures.

The good wishes came on 30,000 pages, in 111 bound volumes compiled by the people of Poland, newly independent following World War I, who wanted to express their affection for the United States.

The Library of Congress, which has had the volumes since 1926, announced that all the books have now been digitized and are available online.

The Poles thanked the United States for the good example it set, for its role in World War I, and for saving Poland’s children from famine and disease at the war’s end.

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6 Responses

amna says:

July 6, 2017 at 10:54 am

A M A Z I N G ! ! IM FROM POLAND!!
Gangsta Granny says:

July 6, 2017 at 11:07 am

Cool
Lucy says:

July 7, 2017 at 12:10 pm

This is Amazing!
Danica Sophia Pal says:

July 7, 2017 at 6:36 pm

Can’t believe how long it would take to get 5 million signatures ???????????????
Danica Sophia Pal says:

July 7, 2017 at 6:37 pm

Amazing
Anonymous says:

July 31, 2017 at 12:51 pm

Look at that huge book and imagine how long it will take to get that much signatures in it