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In short, March 14, 1891 there were several Italians on trial. They were found "not guilty" which sent a mob of thousands in a frenzy (along with government). In the end, 11 Italians were lynched and numerous others treated harshly. As a consolation to this tragedy, our government gave them a day---Columbus day. A mob of tens of thousands of angry men surrounded a New Orleans jail, shouting angry slurs and calling for blood. By the time they were done, 11 men would be dead—shot and mutilated in an act of brutal mob violence that took place in front of...

A trio of Good Samaritans were rewarded for their heroic deeds with a fresh pizza delivered by the Arlington County Police Department. Police officers dropped off the pizza and some commemorative plaques on Friday night as a way to say ‘thank you’ to three men who helped stop a late night attack in Ashton Heights over the summer. According to police, two of the men were sitting out on their porch, waiting for a pizza delivery around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, when they heard a woman scream. The woman, police say, was knocked to the ground by a...

There's an old adage about Italian immigrants that's not far from the truth. It goes something like this: They soon discovered that not only were the streets not paved with gold; but, that they were expected to pave them. I will forever remain in awe and so proud of the courage, determination, sacrifices and just plain old fashioned hard work of our immigrant ancestors. Those courageous, determined heroes who came to a strange world without knowledge of the language and in most cases, with very little money. Not only did they survive, in spite of enormous prejuduce, but they prospered!...