by John Mancini | Mar 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
On March 20, 1800, Italian scientist Alessandro Volta reported that he had created the Battery – a device to generate electricity from a pile of dissimilar metal discs, some salt water, and wire. Two centuries later many people believe Volta’s invention will...
by Rosario Iaconis | Mar 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
St. Patrick’s Day is both a celebration of faith and a triumph of the human spirit. In addition to his theistic mission, St. Patrick brought the gifts of classical antiquity to the Emerald Isle, enduring privation and enslavement: “So I live among...
by John Mancini | Mar 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
I always ask the same question when war or terror breaks out – where are the holy men? Pope Francis seems to be the only religious leader who gets media attention if he calls for an end to violence. This week he urged Vladimir Putin: “In the name of God, I...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
On March 14, 1891, in New Orleans, Louisiana, 11 Italians found not guilty in a murder trial were dragged from their jail cells by a crowd estimated to be 5,000 strong, which promptly shot and hanged them. The victims of this massacre were memorialized on April 12,...
by John Mancini | Mar 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
For 16 years (218 BC – 202 BC) Hannibal and his mostly Celtic mercenaries ravished the Italian peninsula, annihilating Roman and allied armies and pillaging the wealth of newly unified Italy. The Italic people suffered PTSD on a massive scale, so much so that...
by John Mancini | Feb 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
These days, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi doesn’t recognize the Vladimir Putin he used to pal around with. The two were quite the odd couple back in the early 2000s, hugging and partying each time they met. It almost looked like Italian...
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