Italy On This Day

Giuseppina Tuissi - partisan Key figure in capture and execution of Mussolini Giuseppina Tuissi, who was among a group of partisans who capt...

Galileo Galilei convicted of heresy 'Father of Science' forced to deny that earth revolves around sun One of the more bizarre episod...

NEW - Alessandro Cavriani - naval commander Heroic officer who sacrificed his own life Naval commander Alessandro Cavriani, who posthumous...

Heroic officer who sacrificed his own life The destroyer Ugolino Vivaldi was detailed to help rescue the Italian king, Vittorio Emanuele III...