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1798: Pope Captured and Taken from Rome

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1798: Pope Captured and Taken from Rome

On this day the captured Pope Pius VI was taken from Rome, where a Roman Republic was proclaimed. After N ...

On this day the captured Pope Pius VI was taken from Rome, where a Roman Republic was proclaimed. After Napoleon’s troops occupied northern Italy, the French general Louis-Alexandre Berthier entered R ...

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1898: Enzo Ferrari once Worked for Mussolini’s Fascist Government

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1898: Enzo Ferrari once Worked for Mussolini’s Fascist Government

Before he created the famous car brand Ferrari, Enzo owned a company called “Auto Avio Costruzioni”, whic ...

Before he created the famous car brand Ferrari, Enzo owned a company called “Auto Avio Costruzioni”, which produced for Mussolini’s fascist government during the Second World War. The famous car manuf ...

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1944: Allies Destroy the abbey of Monte Cassino

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1944: Allies Destroy the abbey of Monte Cassino

St. Benedict of Nursia established Monte Cassino, one of the most famous Catholic monasteries in the worl ...

St. Benedict of Nursia established Monte Cassino, one of the most famous Catholic monasteries in the world, in the 6th century. In February 1944 the Allied forces were penetrating from southern Italy ...

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Death of Jesuit General Claudio Acquaviva – 1615

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Death of Jesuit General Claudio Acquaviva – 1615

At the time of Claudio Acquaviva the number of Jesuits allegedly almost tripled, growing to around 13,000 ...

At the time of Claudio Acquaviva the number of Jesuits allegedly almost tripled, growing to around 13,000. Jesuit General Claudio Acquaviva died on this day in 1615. He spent almost a full 34 years a ...

January 31, 2020
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1873: How did a Montenegrin Princess Become the Empress of Ethiopia?

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1873: How did a Montenegrin Princess Become the Empress of Ethiopia?

Princess Jelena Petrović of Montenegro was born on this day. She was the daughter of the first and only k ...

Princess Jelena Petrović of Montenegro was born on this day. She was the daughter of the first and only king of Montenegro – Nikola Petrović-Njegoš. Her father managed to marry all five of his daughte ...

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1537: Alessandro de’ Medici – The First Duke of Florence

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1537: Alessandro de’ Medici – The First Duke of Florence

Alessandro de’ Medici, the first Duke of Florence, died on this day in 1537. Indeed, the de’ Medici famil ...

Alessandro de’ Medici, the first Duke of Florence, died on this day in 1537. Indeed, the de’ Medici family held power in Florence since 1434, i.e. approximately a hundred years before Alessandro, but ...

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1907 – Maria Montessori Opens her First School

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1907 – Maria Montessori Opens her First School

Maria Montessori was the first woman to graduate from the medical school of the famous Roman University L ...

Maria Montessori was the first woman to graduate from the medical school of the famous Roman University La Sapienza. The founder of the Montessori education method had an interesting resume. She was ...

January 06, 2020
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1922: Benito Mussolini Becomes Italian Prime Minister – Legally

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1922: Benito Mussolini Becomes Italian Prime Minister – Legally

On this day in 1922, Benito Mussolini officially became the Italian prime minister. He achieved this afte ...

On this day in 1922, Benito Mussolini officially became the Italian prime minister. He achieved this after the famous “March on Rome” in late October 1922, which spurred King Victor Emmanuel III to ap ...

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