14/06/14  |  History
15 happened June 1868: Rome frigate enters service
Part of the "Persano" program of the 1862, built at the Foce shipyard with setting up in February 1863 and launching the 18 December 1865, it had a wooden hull and armor of ...
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13/06/14  |  History
13 happened on June 1901: The Varese brings back to Sicily Crispi
He was born in Ribera (Agrigento) in the 1818, he participated in the movement for the unification of Italy. Mazziniano; Garibaldi's Secretary of State in Sicily during the company of the thousand in ...
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13/06/14  |  History
13 happened on June 1897: Salpa Italian expedition to Alaska
The steamer will leave the expedition to Sitka (Alaska), a logically-based expedition, from where the explorers will carry out the approach to the massif and the ascent to the summit (5487 m). There...
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12/06/14  |  History
12 happened on June 1899: Salta from "Oslo" the Polar Star
Luigi di Savoia had purchased on his own the Norwegian whaler Jason - originally a brigantine at pole - which, after the transformation into a schooner and the reinforcement of the hull ...
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11/06/14  |  History
11 happened on June 1900: Condor ship delivered
First Italian design torpedo boat that displaced 169 te with a length of 48 meters, it reached the speed of 25,7 nodes with the engine apparatus that developed a ...
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10/06/14  |  History
10 happened June 1918: MAS sink Szent Istvan
The most brilliant and daring naval action of the First World War The night between 9 and 10 June 1918 a section of two MAS under the command of the corvette captain Luigi Rizzo ...
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08/06/14  |  History
08 happened on June 1900: Marconi in the sea lever
[For the industrial exploitation of his invention Marconi had established in Great Britain a company that bore his name - Marconi's Wireless Telegraph and Signal Co ...
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07/06/14  |  History
07 happened on June 1862: New naval program
By cleverly prefacing the program with a brief report on the Hampton Roads naval action of 8 March 1862 of the American Civil War that ...
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06/06/14  |  History
06 happened June 1861: Die Camillo Benso count of Cavour dies
At the time of investing as Minister of the Navy, the 17 March had to say in reference to the fleet: "I want ...
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05/06/14  |  History
05 happened June 1907: In service the first two "soldier"
Built in 10 units (the eleventh, Ascaro, ordered by China, will be purchased by the Regia Marina in 1912) by ...
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04/06/14  |  History
04 happened on June 1914: On board aviation embryo
The works concerned above all the center-aft area of ​​the ship, with the landing of the cannons and the construction of ...
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03/06/14  |  History
03 June 1915: Naz Corps of Motorboating Volunteers
An essential requirement, in addition to those of good conduct and physical fitness, is the possession of a pleasure boat; ...
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02/06/14  |  History
The 02 June 1908 happened: Advent of the seaplane
It runs at various speeds on a straight course with the wind in the bow, having a hydroplane at tow (A seaplane ...
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02/06/14  |  History
02 happened June 1882: General Giuseppe Garibaldi dies
Among these are the vice-presidents of the Senate and the Chamber (Alfieri di Sostegno and Giuseppe Farini), the Hon. Francesco Crispi ...
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01/06/14  |  History
01 happened June 1866: First ship hospital of the Royal Navy
The health and religious unit is composed of five doctors, a pharmacist, a chaplain and 20 nurses. And the...
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28/05/14  |  History
The 29 May 1891 happened: The Varese battleship is expelled
The 5 May of 1866, with the maturing of events for what will be the last war against Austria, is made ...
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28/05/14  |  History
The 28 happened May 1915: Captured Austrian seaplane
The aircraft and crew (Woseck vessel lieutenant and Ensign von Bachich) are captured by a patrol ...
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26/05/14  |  History
26 May 1915 Happened: First war activities of the war
  the Austro-Hungarian coast extending north of the Italian border to the Montenegrin border to the south with all ...
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25/05/14  |  History
The 25 happened in May 1865: The Savoys in Taranto for the arsenal
The choice is also supported by the opinion of the Admiralty Council. The frigate captain Simone Pacoret of Saint ...
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24/05/14  |  History
24 May 1915 Happened: First day of the Great War
  The gunboat Archimede (commander, 1st lieutenant Domenico Cavagnari) stationary in Constantinople, for ...
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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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"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)

The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...

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Nasrallah is dead, long live Nasrallah
It ended as it began. And as it will probably continue. Like Abbas al Musawi, his predecessor, so Hasan Nasr Allah fell under Israeli fire. Following the paradigm of Moshe Dayan,...
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Letter to Difesa Online: "Are the chiefs of staff also censored now?"
Dear director, I have read the speech given by General Masiello to the 40th of the Lagunari and, remembering having read the Army Press Release (it dates back to 25 June, you were not...
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