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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.
Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis
8 Nov 1909 – 21 Sep 2006
8 facts2 sources
Facts and their sources
- Born8 Nov 1909not verified1 source
- Died21 Sep 2006not verified1 source
A life in time
8 Nov 1909
Born
22 May 1932
A daughter is born
21 Sep 2006
Dies, aged 96
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 · Princess 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
Village Dance Music Cost Two Grani
In Sicily, village musicians charged two grani (equivalent to one soldo) to play popular songs like tarantella for dancing in the town square.
Around the world · 1903–1906Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.
Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain
Daily life
Free company-provided school for workers' children
At the Crespi factory school, the company provided everything for children, including all textbooks, pens, and the salaries and housing for their teachers.
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.