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In the news1905
Nationalization of Italian Railways, 1905
In 1905, the Italian state nationalized the railway network, forming the State Railways (FS) to modernize transport and boost heavy industry.
Carla Parodi Delfino
13 Dec 1909 – 2000
7 facts1 source
Facts and their sources
- Born13 Dec 1909not verified1 source
- Died2000not verified1 source
A life in time
13 Dec 1909
Born
2000
Dies
Family
See the treeDuring her lifetime
She lived through 11 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.
General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.
The 1900s · Carla is born
Who governed
- Otto I the Great(opens in a new tab)
Monarch of Italy, 951 · Kingdom of Italy
- Adelaide of Italy(opens in a new tab)
Monarch of Italy, 947 · Kingdom of Italy
- Victor Emmanuel III of Italy(opens in a new tab)
Monarch of Italy, 1900–1946 · Kingdom of Italy
Music
Popular Neapolitan Song Printed 180,000 Times
The Neapolitan song Te voglio bene assaje became extremely popular, with 180,000 copies of its lyrics printed for the public.
Around the world · 1908–1927The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.
ModelTMitch · public domain
Daily life
Candlelit homes and open hearth cooking
Until around 1910, most homes relied on candles, oil lamps, or petroleum lamps for lighting. Cooking was done over open fires that blackened kitchens with smoke until newer closed stoves appeared around 1915–1920.
In the news1906
Simplon Tunnel opens, 1906
In 1906, the Simplon Tunnel, at 19.7 km the world's longest at the time, opened, connecting Italy and Switzerland by rail.
What people wore
Apron signals romantic interest
In mountain villages, women used their aprons as a silent language; moving the apron to the right side signaled a romantic interest in a young man.
Getting around
Lack of a unified time system
Travel times were inconsistent because there was no unified time; for example, trains in Verona ran with a 13-minute delay compared to those in Turin. Additionally, local time in cities like Lecce differed by several minutes depending on longitude.