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I'm informed by the talented and brilliant [personal profile] cbpotts that today is National Trivia Day. I will therefore kidnap her request in that vein:

Post your favorite bit of trivia in honor of National Trivia Day.

Date: 2007-01-04 05:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] llennhoff.livejournal.com
ok - I agree that the way you wrote the sentence was correct, I was just tickled by the notion he got up and left. I couldn't find references to his being President in Exile, just to being head of some Polish committee during WW 1, but I'll take your detailed knowledge over my quick scans via google.

Do you know any details about

In April 1918, he met in New York City with leaders of the American Jewish Committee, including Louis Marshall, in an unsuccessful attempt to broker a deal whereby organized Jewish groups would support Polish territorial ambitions in exchange for support for equal rights. However, it soon became clear that no plan would satisfy both Jewish leaders and Roman Dmowski, head of the Polish National Committee.

Date: 2007-01-04 06:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shsilver.livejournal.com
I was unaware fo such an attempt. I'll have to look into it.

A decade or so ago, I did see a very strange adaptation of Ther Three Musketeers done by the Brothers Karamazov in which he was cast in the role of Buckingham.

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