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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 Race That Stops A City
Date: August 18th 2006
Il Palio di Siena Every year I watch the Melbourne Cup; the Race That Stops A Nation. A day filled with excitement, fun and tension and many emotions run high. This year I watched Il Palio di Siena, and I just forgot about the Melbourne Cup. I've seen madness before; drunken madness at Vappu, sportsteam madness at the World Cup, music madness at Rock Werchter, adrenalin-survival-mode mad ... read more
Date: August 18th 2006
Il Palio di Siena Every year I watch the Melbourne Cup; the Race That Stops A Nation. A day filled with excitement, fun and tension and many emotions run high. This year I watched Il Palio di Siena, and I just forgot about the Melbourne Cup. I've seen madness before; drunken madness at Vappu, sportsteam madness at the World Cup, music madness at Rock Werchter, adrenalin-survival-mode mad ... read more
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