Italy On This Day

The first Coppa Italia football tournament Tiny club from Liguria emerged the winners The first final of the Coppa Italia, which was to bec...

Pietro Ruggeri da Stabello – poet Talented writer kept record of 1848 rebellions and produced verses in local dialect Prolific writer Pietro...

Collapse of St Mark’s Campanile Dramatic fall of instantly recognisable symbol of Venice The bell tower (Campanile) in St Mark’s Square in V...

Tommaso Buscetta - Mafia ‘pentito’ Sicilian gangster’s testimony put hundreds behind bars The Sicilian mobster Tommaso Buscetta , who was th...

NEW - Luigi Gorrini – fighter pilot Flying ace defended Italy from the skies Valiant Italian airman Luigi Gorrini, who is believed to have ...