Uncle Sam

Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli

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January 18th 2009
There was a long free weekend December 5 through the 8th. We had Friday off like normal and we also had Monday off because it was an Italian holiday. (Though I have no idea what holiday it was) I went with many other people for a few days to Sicily to see the far south of Italy. I left on Thursday night for the train station because I was planning to spend the night in the airport along with so ... read more

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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