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January 22, 2020

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Treasures of the Medici: Pitti Palace

The Medici family had several palazzos in the heart of old Florence during their almost 200-year reign over the city. Today you can tour the magnificently decorated Pitti Palace and…

January 19, 2020

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January 1949 Moments in Time

News headlines and entertainment trivia from November 1949 Gertrude Berg's The Goldbergs TV Series Premieres The Goldbergs TV sitcom starring actress Gertrude Berg as lovable, meddlesome Jewish mother Molly Goldberg,…

January 12, 2020

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Sirmione and the Grottoes of Catullus

At the tip of a peninsula that juts out into Lake Garda's southern shoreline, are the medieval town of Sirmione, Scaligero Castle, and the ruins of a Roman villa dating…

January 11, 2020

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Helen MacInnes: Neither Five Nor Three

Reading spy thriller author Helen MacInnes' cold-war novel Neither Five Nor Three (1951) almost seventy years after it was first released, is likely to arouse feelings of déjà vu on…

January 5, 2020

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100 Years Ago: 1920 At A Glance

Although people haven't really changed that much in the past 100 years, our modes of transportation, the hairstyles, fashion, the film stars and movies we liked to watch, appliances, houses,…

December 29, 2019

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Buona Sera, Firenze: Touring Florence

Florence, the city that is home to Michelangelo's David, the astounding Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore, countless works of art, and historic palaces and bridges...A destination city you'll want…

December 8, 2019

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The Prince-Bishops City of Trento

Trento's claims to fame are it's rich history as a centre for Prince-Bishops of Trento, silver mining, and as the modern university town it is today. (Piazza Duomo & Fountain…

December 5, 2019

December 1949 Moments In Time

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from December, 1949 Betsy Drake Marries Cary Grant (Cary Grant & Betsy Drake December 1949 Photo: APWirephoto) Suave leading man Cary Grant was 45 years…

November 28, 2019

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Lake Como Gems: Tremezzo, Bellagio & Como

Traveling to the Italian Lakes district would be incomplete without a tour of Italy's famous Lake Como, dotted with vacation homes of celebrities (George Clooney, Richard Branson, etc.) and beautiful…

November 13, 2019

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November 1949 Moments in Time

News headlines and entertainment trivia from November 1949. Prince Rainier III's Coronation On November 19, 1949, Prince Rainier III was crowned as the 30th ruling Prince of Monaco. (Prince Rainier…