Italy On This Day

Neapolitan who turned Ghia name into symbol of automotive style Luigi Segre at his desk at the workshop of Carrozzeria Ghia, which he turned...

Niccolò Machiavelli - statesman and diplomat Dismissal gave public servant time to write about his ruthless ideas Statesman and diplomat Nic...

Cesare Lombroso – criminologist Professor who first encouraged study of criminal mind Cesare Lombroso, a university professor often referred...

Alessandro Malaspina - explorer Mapped Pacific on four-year epic journey Alessandro Malaspina, an explorer not so well known as his compatri...

Florence's catastrophic floods Tuscan capital devastated on same day six centuries apart More than 3,000 people were believed to have be...