Vesuvius last erupted in , destroying a number of neighboring villages. Eyeglasses are an Italian invention. The average Italian is 41 years old. Italy has 16 regions and 4 autonomous regions. Before adopting the euro, Italy's currency was known as the lira. The average Italian consumes 26 gallons of wine a year. Italy's major industries include tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, and ceramics.
Italy has more hotel rooms than any other nation in Europe. The espresso machine hails from Italy. Italy is the world's fifth largest industrial economy. Barely a third of Italy's land is arable and suitable for farming. Most of Italy's industry is centered around the northern cities of Milan , Turin and Genoa.
The area around Venice is the wealthiest region in Europe. The typewriter is an Italian invention. Italians used to be known for having large families, however Italy is now known for having Europe's lowest birthrate. Italy owes much of its prosperity to thousands of small private family enterprises. Italian families save more money than the Japanese and Germans, and three times more than Americans do. The average Italian consumes 25 kilograms of pasta a year. With over 5 million people, Rome is Italy's largest Italy.
Italy has a population of over 58 million. Italians refer to their country as Italia. Agriculture used to make up over a third of Italy's economy. It now makes up less than three percent. The official language is Italian, but German and French are also spoken in some regions. Italy's north has warm summers and cool winters. Italy's south has hot summers and mild winters. It stands for "the senate and people of Rome. Italy did not become a united country until The national protest song of Italy is Bella Ciao.
After a long and successful rule, Romulus died under obscure circumstances. Many Romans believed he was changed into a god and worshipped him as the deity Quirinus. After Romulus, there were six more kings of Rome, the last three believed to be Etruscans. Around B.
Another Roman foundation legend, which has its origins in ancient Greece, tells of how the mythical Trojan Aeneas founded Lavinium and started a dynasty that would lead to the birth of Romulus and Remus several centuries later. In the Iliad, an epic Greek poem probably composed by Homer in the eighth century B.
A passage told of how he and his descendants would rule the Trojans, but since there was no record of any such dynasty in Troy, Greek scholars proposed that Aeneas and his followers relocated. In the fifth century B. In the fourth century B. In the first century B. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! On the morning of April 21, , Prince, the polymathic musician who created more than 30 albums and won seven Grammy Awards over a year career, is found dead in Paisley Park, his Minnesota home and recording studio.
The cause of death was an accidental overdose of the opioid The yellow ribbon has long been a symbol of support for absent or missing loved ones. The Mexicans were thoroughly defeated, and hundreds were taken prisoner, including General Santa The next day, an Richthofen, the son of a Prussian nobleman, switched from the German army to the The United States established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Italy in when it accepted the credentials of Chevalier Joseph Bertinatti as Minister Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Italy on April 11, Prior to the unification of Italy, the Italian peninsula was fragmented into several kingdoms, duchies, and city-states.
As such, since the early nineteenth century, the United States maintained several legations which served the larger Italian states. During the period of Italian unification, George P. Marsh, as Minister Plenipotentiary, oversaw the move of the U. Legation from Turin to Florence in and from Florence to Rome in The legation was elevated to an embassy when James J.
Van Allen was appointed ambassador on October 23, , though he declined the appointment. Wayne MacVeagh became the first official U. Ambassador to Italy when he presented his credentials in Rome on March 11, Diplomatic relations were severed and the American Embassy in Rome was closed on December 11, , after Italy declared war on the United States. Diplomatic relations were reestablished on October 16, , when the Acting Secretary of State announced the decision in a statement released to the press.
Ambassador Alexander C. Kirk re-opened the U.
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