Italy On This Day

Former Communist who led Italian Women’s Union Teresa Mattei was expelled from school for speaking out against Fascist laws The poli...

Brave freedom fighter whose death is unsolved mystery Manrico Ducceschi operated under the codename Pippo as he fought as an Italian p...

Scientist was first to map the human lymphatic system Paolo Mascagni studied geology before turning to human science and anatomy ...

Scientist from Rome who created world’s first nuclear reactor Enrico Fermi discovered how splitting uranium atoms could generate vas...

Florentine ruler at heart of Medici murder mystery A portrait of Francesco I by Agnolo di Cosimo, the Florentine artist better known a...