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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... [read more]
Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... [read more] Blog: The BIG 3-0
Date: August 30th 2008
It is official...I am old! Id like to take a moment Celebrate my age An ending of an era And the turning of a page Now it is time to focus in on where I go from here Lord have mercy on my next 30 years Those lyrics from Tim McGraw say it all!!! Jen and I just got into Florence about 1 hour ago. We left Rome via train and took about a 1.5 train ride to Florence...and yes...once again ... read more
Date: August 30th 2008
It is official...I am old! Id like to take a moment Celebrate my age An ending of an era And the turning of a page Now it is time to focus in on where I go from here Lord have mercy on my next 30 years Those lyrics from Tim McGraw say it all!!! Jen and I just got into Florence about 1 hour ago. We left Rome via train and took about a 1.5 train ride to Florence...and yes...once again ... read more
