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  • 1911: Italy Declares War on the Ottoman Empire (Italo-Turkish War)

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    1911: Italy Declares War on the Ottoman Empire (Italo-Turkish War)

    1911: Italy Declares War on the Ottoman Empire (Italo-Turkish War)

    On this day in 1911, Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire. That was the beginning of the Italo-Turkis ...

    On this day in 1911, Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire. That was the beginning of the Italo-Turkish War (it lasted from 1911 to 1912). That war was surprisingly historically influential, althou ...

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  • 1955: The Italian “King of Coffee” Riccardo Illy and the Medieval Heretics

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    1955: The Italian “King of Coffee” Riccardo Illy and the Medieval Heretics

    1955: The Italian “King of Coffee” Riccardo Illy and the Medieval Heretics

    Politician Riccardo Illy, the member of the family who has produced coffee and its successor, was born in ...

    Politician Riccardo Illy, the member of the family who has produced coffee and its successor, was born in Trieste, Italy on this day in 1955. The founder of the family fortune was Francesco Illy, born ...

    September 24, 2019
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  • 1765: Gregory XVI: Last Man who was Elected Pope Without First Becoming Bishop

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    1765: Gregory XVI: Last Man who was Elected Pope Without First Becoming Bishop

    1765: Gregory XVI: Last Man who was Elected Pope Without First Becoming Bishop

    Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, the man who was to become the 254th Pope in 1831, was born on this day in ...

    Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, the man who was to become the 254th Pope in 1831, was born on this day in 1765. As Pope, he took the name Gregory XVI and remains the last pope who took that name. He wa ...

    September 18, 2019
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  • 1616: The First School for Poor Children Opened by St. Joseph Calasanz

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    1616: The First School for Poor Children Opened by St. Joseph Calasanz

    1616: The First School for Poor Children Opened by St. Joseph Calasanz

    The first public school in Europe was opened in the Italian town of Frascati on this day in 1616. Only no ...

    The first public school in Europe was opened in the Italian town of Frascati on this day in 1616. Only noble families’ children and future priests attended the schools which had been opened before tha ...

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  • 1321: Death of the Famous Dante Alighieri

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    1321: Death of the Famous Dante Alighieri

    1321: Death of the Famous Dante Alighieri

    This day in 1321 marked the death of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. He was born in the city of Florenc ...

    This day in 1321 marked the death of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. He was born in the city of Florence, the central point of Italian history and culture at the time. But Dante was exiled from Flor ...

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  • 476: “Last” Roman Emperor Deposed

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    476:  “Last” Roman Emperor Deposed

    476: “Last” Roman Emperor Deposed

    Although Romulus Augustus is widely considered the last Western Roman Emperor, and 476 as the year Rome f ...

    Although Romulus Augustus is widely considered the last Western Roman Emperor, and 476 as the year Rome fell, the truth is not so clear-cut. Namely, Romulus Augustus was actually a usurper, who was br ...

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  • 1821: Anita Garibaldi – Giuseppe Garibaldi’s Beloved Wife

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    1821: Anita Garibaldi – Giuseppe Garibaldi’s Beloved Wife

    1821: Anita Garibaldi – Giuseppe Garibaldi’s Beloved Wife

    On this day in 1821, Anita Garibaldi was born. Her husband was the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibal ...

    On this day in 1821, Anita Garibaldi was born. Her husband was the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. It is interesting to note that she was born as Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro in Brazil. Of cou ...

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  • 1978: Cardinal Albino Luciani (John Paul I) Elected Pope

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    1978: Cardinal Albino Luciani (John Paul I) Elected Pope

    1978: Cardinal Albino Luciani (John Paul I) Elected Pope

    On this day in 1978, Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected Pope. He took the name John Paul I and became th ...

    On this day in 1978, Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected Pope. He took the name John Paul I and became the first pope in history who had two names. Pope John Paul I had the shortest papacy during the ...

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