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The Great John Basilone
August 2020 | David J. Domino
John Basilone was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant and a proud American of Italian descent who was killed in action in 1945 during WWII. He received the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle for...
Joe Cool
August 2020 | David J. Domino
Joe Montana is a retired Italian American professional football player. He was a quarterback in the National Football League for 16 seasons. Montana is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks to have ever played the game. He is admired by many...
Mario Andretti: The Italian Driver of the Century
August 2020 | Al Bruno
His passion for motor racing as a youngster in Italy would be fulfilled in America in 1955, arriving with his hopeful family in New York Harbor and looking for a new life with more opportunities. Mario Gabriele Andretti was born in Montona, Italy...
Ennio Morricone
August 2020 | Diana Lucarino-Diekmann
Ennio Morricone fu un compositore che vinse un Oscar per la sua musica. Lui descrisse le sue composizioni come una cosa che hanno “energia, spazio, e tempo”. Morricone nacque a Roma in 1928 e morì nel 2020. Aveva novantuno anni. Durante la sua...
A Look Back: Crooners and Their Songs
August 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Quest’articolo fu scritto nell'agosto del 2016 dal deceduto Paul Sciria, scrisse quest’articolo che tratta di cantanti italoamericani.
Lui parlò di Frank Sinatra, un cantante molto famoso negli stati. Lui cantò le canzoni “New York, New...
Yogi Berra and His Famous “Yogisms”
July 2020 | Al Bruno
Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra was an American professional baseball catcher who later took on the roles of manager and coach. Over time, Yogi Berra emerged as baseball’s unofficial ambassador and one of the game’s most admired representatives. As one...
The Policeman Who Might Be a Saint
July 2020 | Andrea Gagliarducci
With police brutality in focus around the world, one priest says it is important to remember a policeman who might one day be declared a saint: Vice-Sergeant Salvo D'Acquisto, an Italian policeman who gave his life for those he had sworn to...
Michael Bublé
July 2020 | David J. Domino
Michael Bublé è un cantante molto popolare, nacque in Canada ma nel 2005, diventò un cittadino italiano. Siccome il cognome è francese, molte persone pensano che lui sia francese, ma in realtà è italiano. I suoi nonni paterni furono di Istria, una...
A Look Back: The Bridges of Rome and Venice
July 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
We are sad that we are still unable to travel to Italy. Family vacations have been postponed or cancelled. Relatives planning on visiting family in the States have had to change their plans. Even though we cannot visit Italy right now, we still...
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