Italy On This Day

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

La cambiale di matrimonio - opera Rossini’s first professional work premieres in Venice La cambiale di matrimonio - the first opera by Gioa...

NEW - Arnoldo Mondadori - publisher Business launched with socialist magazine became biggest in Italy Arnoldo Mondadori, who at the age of ...

Business launched with socialist newspaper became biggest in Italy Arnoldo Mondadori (left) pictured with Georges  Simenon, one of the autho...