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Italy is to send the Amerigo Vespucci tall ship on a two-year world tour to promote Italian food, wine, culture and design, the nation's defence minister Guido Crosetto said on Tuesday. Announcing the news at the Vinitaly wine fair in Verona, Crosetto said the fully rigged Italian navy ship would set sail on 1 July and would showcase Made in Italy...

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The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush recently sailed alongside the Italian navy’s Amerigo Vespucci, a historic reenactment some six decades in the making. The carrier hailed Vespucci in the Adriatic Sea on Thursday, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet said in a statement. The Italian three-mast ship, launched in February 1931, ident...

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It is sad how many people share “news” links based on the headline, without taking the time to read the article. Many times the article contradicts the headline because it is just clickbait, or as in this case, a reflection of the ignorance of the publisher. This year (2021) we have several headlines circulating the news claiming that “Italians kne...

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Just like the great sailor after which it is named, the Amerigo Vespucci s navigates under full sail, unrestrainable alberi maestri, ventisei vele, una superficie, imposing, majestic. So, for 90 years, this ship of the Marina Militare italiana has been an integral part of the training of officer cadets of the Navy Academy and it has become a true s...

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Many of us know that our country was named after Amerigo Vespucci even though he did not set foot on what was once referred to as the “New World” until after Columbus. Who is this man and why does America bear his name? Amerigo was born in Florence on March 9, 1451. He was the third son born to Nastagio Vespucci and Lisa di Giovanni Mini. While his...

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The age of discovery is certainly one of the most dramatic periods of European history - a period of revolutionary voyages and contacts with the fascinating and mysterious New World . Many prominent navigators, explorers and captains were fascinated by the possibilities of a world outside the known boundaries of Europe, a world far across the expan...

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A Roma, presso il Centro Studi Americani, si è svolta la cerimonia consegna del volume “Raccontami l’America” - edito per i 10 anni del Premio Giornalistico Amerigo – ai giornalisti che hanno ottenuto il riconoscimento. Tra loro anche Paolo Pagliaro, direttore dell’agenzia giornalistica 9colonne, premiato nel 2013. Durante la cerimonia è stata most...

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I 200 anni della presenza diplomatica degli Stati Uniti d'America a Firenze vengono celebrati con un doppio evento che si svolgerà lunedì 8 aprile alle ore 17.30 nella sede della Fondazione CR Firenze (Via Bufalini 6). Alla presenza del Presidente della Fondazione CR Firenze Umberto Tombari e del Console Generale degli Stati Uniti d'America a Firen...

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This catchy slogan we’ve seen printed on t-shirts sold at Italian American church festivals says an awful lot about our Italian American history in 9 simple words. Let’s take a closer look at the Italians and Italian Americans who discovered it, named it, and built it. We Discovered It. Although some question whether Columbus actually discovered Am...

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Every year in October, Americans of Italian ancestry gear up to do battle. It’s part of a decades-long war to ensure the recognition of and respect for the integral role Italian Americans have played in this country. As a proud Italian American, or IA, myself, I can bear witness to the atrocious and dehumanizing stereotyping of my people. We don’t...

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