17/07/14  |  History
17 happened on July 1897: Positive results for Marconi's Radio
The tests that will last two days, and which had no precedent in the experiments conducted by Marconi himself in Great Britain, proved the possibility, until then ...
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16/07/14  |  History
16 happened July 1893: Nave Re Umberto enters service
Class leader of three units, built in the yard of Castellammare di Stabia with the 10 July 1884 on the airport and the 17 October 1888, in the study of the project ...
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15/07/14  |  History
15 happened July 1868: Last piracy in the Mediterranean
The incident then verified by the Harbor Master's Office of Taranto and related to a previous similar incident in the Ionian highlands, was attributed to pirate fishermen ...
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13/07/14  |  History
13 happened July 1890: The employment of the Sambuchi
This was followed by others, of displacement between the 15 and the 90 t, built to order or captured by smugglers and pirates, and normally located in Massaua and then ...
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12/07/14  |  History
The 12 July 1873 Happened: Minister Riboty leaves and advises the King
On the agenda of the inauguration in office is the program of his mandate: to strengthen the naval instrument, to regain in the public confidence the position that ...
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11/07/14  |  History
11 happened July 1915: Operation of landing at Pelagosa
the explorer Marsala, flagship (Rear Admiral Enrico Millo, commander of the operation); the Quarto in support of the auxiliary cruiser Città di Palermo carrying the ...
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11/07/14  |  History
11 happened July 1911: Authorized Ministry ministry MM
The building area chosen is the one located in Rome at Lungotevere Flaminio in the area called "Villa Cavalieri" at a unit price not exceeding 40 lire / m2 and for a ...
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10/07/14  |  History
10 happened July 1897: First radiotelegraphic experiment
[Guglielmo MARCONI had come to Italy in June at the express invitation of Minister Benedetto Brin to continue the experiments in Italy.] Source: Marina Militare
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09/07/14  |  History
09 happened July 1912: Flight accident for Guidoni
Pilot and mechanic, unharmed, are rescued by the battleship Dante Alighieri which was carrying out tests of ...
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09/07/14  |  History
09 happened July 1912: The Falcon and Liguria in defense of Crete
The response of the Admiral Council to the provocation is immediate: the torpedo boat-warning Falco, the ram ...
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07/07/14  |  History
07 happened July 1915: Sunk Amalfi
Human losses amount to 73 men including an officer; 682 the survivors gathered by the escort units and the ...
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07/07/14  |  History
07 happened July 1900: Approved sending troops to China
The Navy proceeds to hire four sailboats, three to be used for the transport of troops and the fourth to transport ...
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06/07/14  |  History
06 happened July 1891: Varata Nave Sicilia
Entry into service on 4 April 1895 has carried out much of the service in the Mediterranean both for defense activities ...
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06/07/14  |  History
06 happened July 1866: Persano urged to combat
Admiral Persano is urged to take the sea to look for the enemy in its waters and deliver it to the ...
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05/07/14  |  History
The 05 July 1889 occurred: Collision Folgore and Bausan
The Folgore (left) suffered very serious damage as the bow of the Bausan (right) penetrated the hull for 1 ...
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04/07/14  |  History
04 July 1907 happened: New day of national holiday
  Source: Military Navy
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03/07/14  |  History
03 happened July 1888: The longest ocean campaign
[The cruiser Flavio GIOIA was launched at the Castellammare shipyard on 12 June 1881, which entered service on the 26 ...
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02/07/14  |  History
02 happened July 1911: In Academy by young teenagers
Thus, with the notification of the competition for the year 1911-1912 the normal course is extended from three to four academic years; the'...
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01/07/14  |  History
01 happened July 1910: Nave San Giorgio enters service
Designed by the lieutenant general of the Genio Navale Edoardo Masdea they basically turned out to be a replica of the "Pisa". The...
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01/07/14  |  History
01 happened July 1900: Assault on Chinese barricades
For his behavior in action, the courage and coolness shown will be decorated with the gold medal at ...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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