14 August 1980 August 13, 2012 Author: Staff Lech Wa??sa leads strikes at the Poland shipyards. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky." Rainer Maria Rilke — Click here for more from Rainer Maria Rilke Related posts: 5 May 1980 22 September 1980 14 August 2007 Categories: History Tags: 14 August, 1980