The Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882) was memorialized with a bronze statue in Washington Square Park in New York City in 1888. With statues a subject of recent controversy, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- He is revered in Italy for the role he played in the nation's unification, and every year, thousands visit his ornate tomb on the island of Caprera to pay their respects. He is ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Because of her longtime love of history, as well as her Italian heritage that’s manifested itself in a myriad ways, Arrochar resident Frances R. Curcio — who happens to be a ...

Italian-Americans have long been divided politically. The political and historical memories of anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti, Communist labor leader Peter Cacchione, and socialist Vito Marcatonio have ...

The typical Roman history tour begins with the tomb of an ancient emperor and winds down with the works of your Renaissance-era artist-of-choice. But perched atop the Janiculum hill — with St. Peter’s ...

During the 1849 Siege of Rome, Giuseppe Garibaldi led forces defending the newly established Roman Republic. French troops intervened to restore papal authority, placing the city under heavy attack.

Italy’s most famous revolutionary, Giuseppe Garibaldi, spent a good part of his youth in Odesa. Nearly two centuries later, his ideas about freedom and nation-building seem to have blossomed there. To ...

You’ve heard of the larger-than-life Impressionists who captivated Europe and the world at large with their dazzling light and color. You’ve heard of the larger-than-life Impressionists who captivated ...

Giuseppe Garibaldi is commemorated in statues and street names throughout Italy The body of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the 19th Century military leader who played a key role in the unification of Italy, is ...