Italy On This Day

Communist who eventually allied with Mussolini Nicola Bombacci led the Italian Communist Party Nicola Bombacci, who was executed with Fascis...

Nun dedicated her life to educating girls Angela Merici, pictured in a 17th century painting by an unknown artist Angela Merici, who...

The principal intellectual spokesman for fascism Giovanni Gentile wrote part of The Doctrine of Fascism for Benito Mussolini Gio...

Marriage survived 30 years despite dictator's infidelity Rachele Mussolini Rachele Mussolini, the woman who stayed married to I...

Venetian was best double bass player in Europe Domenico Dragonetti: a lithograph from the New York City Public Library collection Th...