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Liverno and Pisa, free from leprosy

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July 22nd 2007
July 21 On our day at sea we sailed past the active volcano Stromboli. It was a hazy day, but by the time we got close we could see it quite well. The volcano erupted about a year ago, but still there is a town of 200 people living right at the base of the 9000 foot volcano. As we passed the volcano a huge puff of smoke came up from the peak. It was like some one had pushed a button just fo ... 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