His name was Galileo Galilei and he was in his mid-forties when he heard from the influential Venetian humanist Paolo Sarpi that a Dutchman was on his way to Venice hoping to sell one of the new ...

The theatre’s 198 chandeliers were imported from Italy, including 32 of Murano glass. (1897) Couric has been a host on the “Big Three” American television networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC.