by Bill Dal Cerro | Dec 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 2006, our Institute co-produced a 60-minute documentary, shown on both local PBS/Channel 11 and NBC/Channel 5, called, And They Came to Chicago: The Italian American Legacy. As the title suggests, it highlighted the 150-year history of Italians in the Second City....
by John Mancini | Dec 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
History is a blur to most people, but 3,000 years of Italian history is near impossible to believe. Our Institute Almanac notes that Sicily was reconquered by the Romans on December 31st, AD 535. Barbarians had been running wild over the “western” Roman Empire...
by John Mancini | Dec 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Since childhood it was explained to us at Christmas Mass: “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered…while Quirinius was governor of Syria…all went to their own towns to be registered.” (Luke 2.1-3)....
by John Mancini | Dec 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
The cowardly assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be convincingly classified as the work of an anarchist. The suspect, Luigi Mangione, was found to have writings and documents evidencing that nihilistic philosophy. Mangione allegedly...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Thanksgiving is gone and Christmas is on its way. But before I get to the main theme of my blog—Italian Christmas traditions—let’s not forget that another season is also upon us: Movie season. Hollywood rolls out its “big movies” for potential...
by John Mancini | Dec 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
As Columbus unified the globe, Marconi connected it. I’ve written about Guglielmo Marconi a number of times. He was truly the father of Wi-Fi (wireless-fidelity) which made possible radio, television, cellphones, and radar. This year is the 150th...
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