Michelangelo’s David is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Renaissance sculpture.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
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Beginning at around 1pm on 24 August, Mount Vesuvius sent gas, volcanic ash, and pumice into the stratosphere for up to 20 hours. This was followed by a pyroclastic flow that carried gas and molten rock down from the volcano and which then buried the previously fallen ash.
Vincenzo Peruggia served just six months in jail for the robbery, and was hailed by many Italians as a nationalist hero for returning the Mona Lisa to her real home although it was later returned to France.
Elena Cornaro Piscopia became the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Philosophy, otherwise known as a Ph.D.
More than 89% of eligible Italian citizens voted in the referendum, with 54.3% voting in favour of turning the country into a republic.
In a secret agreement signed on 26 April in London, Italy agreed to leave the Triple Alliance, join the forces of the Triple Entente, and declare war on Austria-Hungary and Germany.
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
The first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix race took place at the Silverstone circuit in England.
The belief was that God would intervene to protect Savonarola from the flames, but he and his opponents squabbled for so long that a rainstorm eventually led to the cancellation of the event.
The EEC, sometimes referred to as the Common Market, survived until 2009 when it was absorbed into the European Union.
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26th September 1960: Kennedy and Nixon take part in their first televised debate
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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