Italy On This Day

NEW - Pope Pius IX flees Rome The day the Pope had to slip out of the side door of his palace Fearing for his own safety, Pope Pius IX left...

The day the Pope had to slip out of the side door of his palace Pope Pius IX fled Rome in the face  of a revolutionary uprising  Fearing for...

Franco Nero – actor The film Camelot sparked long love affair with English actress Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero, better known by hi...

Joe Adonis - Mafia boss Boy from mountainous Campania who became powerful New York mobster The Mafia criminal Joe Adonis, who at one time w...