People
Auld Lang Syne & “The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven”
August 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
He was known as Mr. New Year’s Eve. To his critics, the violin-playing band leader, Guy Lombardo, was derided as the “King of Corn,” “Schmaltz King” and “Gooey Lumbago.” Yet, for generations, everyone came...
Basil M. Russo
June 2016 | Paul Sciria
The National Italian American Foundation’s (NIAF) Board of Directors unanimously elected ISDA National President, Basil M. Russo, to its Board on April 29th at its meeting held in NYC.
NIAF President and COO, John Viola, stated “I know...
The first Italian American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
April 2016 | Serena Scaiola
Improvvisa morte del giudice costituzionale Antonin Scalia, il più conservatore della Corte suprema e membro influente del massimo organo giurisdizionale americano. 79 anni, di origini italiane, è deceduto per cause naturali dopo un...
Valentino
May 2016 | Paul Sciria
On August 24, 1926, an estimated 100,000 people lined the streets of NYC to pay their respects at the funeral of Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla or, as he was professionally known, Rudolph Valentino,...
Maria Francesca Cabrini
December 2015 | Paul Sciria
Richard A. Capozzola's chronology of Italian American events tells of a time on July 15, 1850, in northern Italy, when a swarm of white doves settled in the wheat fields of the Cabrini family. Agostino Cabrini caught one and then set it free. At...
Wounded Warrior James Alunni
November 2015 | Paul Sciria
The Iraq War has claimed numerous American lives. Casualties total over 4,400 and more than 32,000 have been wounded in action.
This is the story of one wounded warrior, James Alunni, of Chagrin Falls. Now a Chagrin Falls firefighter, James was...
"Oh Say Can You See:" Rocco Scotti, Son of Immigrants
October 2015 | Paul Sciria
Poet Francis Scott Key wrote the words to the song eyeballing the British bombardment of Ft. McHenry in Chesapeake Bay. The music and lyrics became so popular it was renamed "The Star Spangled Banner." It became the national anthem when President...
Stephen N. Fliegel
September 2015 | Jennifer Spitalieri
La Gazzetta's first featured Person of the Month is none other than our contributing writer, Stephen N. Fliegel! Hailing from Cleveland Heights, OH, Stephen is the Curator of Medieval Art for the Cleveland Museum of Art. It's only fitting that he...
Anthony Pilla Inducted into Cleveland International Hall of Fame
June 2015 | Paul Sciria
Anthony Michael Pilla, the son of Italian immigrants and Ninth Bishop of Cleveland, was inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame.
His education started in public schools until high school, which he began at Cathedral Latin and...
- You are here:
-
Home
- People
