June 20, 2022, is the first time we celebrate the National Day of the Silesian Uprisings. On this date, the Polish Army entered Katowice. It was the climax of several years of Polish-German struggle for Upper Silesia. Over the centuries, this region had changed its nationality more than once. Under Prussian and later German rule, it experienced a strong Germanization policy. At the beginning of the 20th century, however, the majority of inhabitants still spoke Polish.

On June 20th will take place the opening of the exhibition “Woman in Poster.” It’s a project for which almost 100 artists from 30 countries made paintings and graphics displaying their vision of womanhood. The artworks are divided into three parts that will be presented from June to October 2022. It’s organized by the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow and China Europe International Design Culture Association.

Hubert Hurkacz won the tournament on grass courts in German Halle. The brilliantly played Polish tennis player in the final defeated the leader of the ATP ranking - Russian Daniil Medvedev 6:1, 6:4.

On the 16th of June, during the WorldSkills Europe General Assembly meeting in Kraków, the host of EuroSkills 2023 was announced - the city of Gdańsk. EuroSkills is an international competition that has been held seven times so far. Next year, Poland will host the event for the first time. More than 600 best contestants from 31 countries will compete in Gdansk in 50 competitions.

In the Diamond League meeting in Paris Wojciech Nowicki and Malwina Kopron won the hammer throw competition, Paweł Fajdek was second and in the 400 m run Natalia Kaczmarek and Anna Kiełbasińska.

Over 120 students from Poland and Ukraine took part in the "Experience Poland on bike" rally through the Kozłowieckie Forests. The event is part of the programme of the Ministry of Education and Science "Experience". The purpose of the rally is to popularize the natural heritage of our country, as well as to encourage young people to spend time actively in the fresh air.

Kupala Night is our traditional Slavic festival of love is Midsummer Night, traditionally celebrated in the shortest night of the year, which is on 21-22 or 23-24 of June (Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and in Eastern Slavic countries according to traditional Julian calendar on the night between 6 to 7 July (Belarus, Russia and Ukraine).

On June 20th we celebrate International Refugee Day. For this occasion, the Decius Villa Association has organized various attractions such as tour guides, new exhibitions and discussions about the refugee experience. The event is a part of the So-Close Project and will take place on Sunday, June 19th, from 1 P.M. to 6 P.M.

Hubert Hurkacz defeated Australian Nick Kyrgios 4:6, 7:6 (2), 7:6 (4) and advanced to the final of the ATP tennis tournament on grass courts in Halle. The Pole's rival on Sunday will be the leader of the world-ranking Russian Daniil Medvedev.

The Trial of the Sixteen was a staged trial of 16 leaders of the Polish Underground State (including Home Army and civil authorities) held by the Soviet authorities in Moscow in 1945 when all captives were kidnapped by the NKVD secret service and falsely accused of various forms of 'illegal activity' against the Red Army. They had been invited to help organize the new "Polish Government of National Unity" in March 1945 and were captured by NKWD.

Polish national women’s team lost to Belgium 2:3 in the match of the Volleyball Nations League tournament in Quezon City. That’s the fourth defeat of the Polish women’s team in its eighth match in the VNL 2022. Polish volleyball players bid farewell to the Philippines and will play their next matches at the tournament in Sofia (28 June - 3 July).

Albert A. Michelson, the son of Samuel Michelson and Rozalia Przyłubska, was born in Strelno, Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (modern-day Strzelno, Poland). As a German-born Polish American physicist, he is especially known for his work on measuring the speed of light and his Michelson–Morley experiment. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1907 and at the same time became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in science.

Since the beginning of the Madeira 2022 Para Swimming World Championships that takes place from 12-18 June 2022, Polish swimmers have won two silver and two brown medals! Kamil Otowski joined Oliwia Jabłońska and Jacek Czech on the podium!

The exhibition “Sean Scully. Painting and sculpture” opened in the Museum of Modern Art in Torun. It’s the first exhibition of this artist in Poland, and one of the biggest he has ever held.

From 17 to 19 June, on an artificial white-water canoeing course at the KOLNA Sport and Recreation Centre, a World Cup competition in Canoe Slalom is taking place. Krakow is hosting this event for the third time in its history.

The bloodiest conflict in Europe since the Second World War is taking place before our eyes. About one million Ukrainians are armed and fight to stop the Kremlin's onslaught. However, it is not only the army but the entire Ukrainian nation that is fighting the Russians. It is the great mobilisation of millions of people that enables them to successfully hold back the second world army. The conflict in Ukraine happened because the country did not join NATO in time and did not have thousands of allied troops on its territory. In addition, Putin overestimated the combat capabilities of his army and underestimated the Ukrainians.

Exactly 30 years ago, on 7 June 1992, at the corner of Marszałkowska and Świętokrzyska streets in Warsaw, there was a long queue. Why? There was an opening of the first McDonald's restaurant in Poland.

A Nationwide Educational Campaign #FakeHunter-Edu is directed at secondary school students and teachers. The project has started recently and it aims to raise awareness of the problem of disinformation. It fights against fake news and teaches young people to verify content published on the Internet.