March 17, 2011 marks the sesquicentennial of the Risorgimento, the unification of modern Italy. The Italian Embassy website has information and a lists of events.
Happy 150th Birthday, United Italy
- by DemRulz
March 17, 2011 marks the sesquicentennial of the Risorgimento, the unification of modern Italy. The Italian Embassy website has information and a lists of events.
I prefer to think of it as the day that “Italy” became more than a geographic expression.
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