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Italy Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Welcome to Italy, a country of great historical significance, vibrant culture, and stunning landscapes. Located in southern Europe, Italy is a boot-shaped peninsula extending into the Mediterranean…Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba
The big Italian with the even bigger hair by Gerry Brown Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic Preview: Alpine Skiing Alpine Skiing Through the Years Encyclopedia: Skiing…November Current Events 2022: Disaster News
Top of Page World News | US News | Science & Technology News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the Disaster…Biographies: Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians
Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians René Descartes See also Notable Women Scientists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Branches of Mathematics…Columbus Day Timeline
The first commemoration of Columbus took place in 1792 by Borgna Brunner 1792 The first celebration commemorating Christopher Columbus's landing in the New World takes place in New York…Why Spanish Accents Can Be So Different
Accents speak to variety of Hispanic world by David Johnson Related Links Where in the World is Spanish Spoken? Languages in the United States Spanish Literature…The Sacco-Vanzetti Case
What does the evidence say? A poster by artist Ben Shan in the Library of Congress. " . . . Never in our full life can we do such a work for tolerance, for justice, for men's understanding of…The Pawn Shop Symbol
The Question: What do the three balls on a pawn shop signify? The Answer: Pawnbrokers often joke that the three balls represent the motto "Two…Silvio Berlusconi, 2003 News
Italian prime minister, created a diplomatic furor on the day he became president of the European Union (a rotating position) when he compared a German legislator to a Nazi concentration-…Umberto Eco
Before he was a best-selling novelist, Umberto Eco's reputation rested on his academic writings on language and semiotics (the study of symbols). An Italian critic, philosopher and historian…