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	* May 26, 1924 – Immigration Act -- President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Act, establishing strict national origin quotas that drastically crippled southern European immigration, specifically targeting Italians.Fascism & Antifascism		* May 26, 1924 – Immigration Act -- President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Act, establishing strict national origin quotas that drastically crippled southern European immigration, specifically targeting Italians.Fascism & Antifascism

	* November 15, 1924 – Fascist League of North America -- Officially organized to coordinate pro-Mussolini activities among Italian immigrants in the US; it dissolved under government scrutiny on December 21, 1929.		* November 15, 1924 – '''Fascist League of North America''' -- Officially organized to coordinate pro-Mussolini activities among Italian immigrants in the US; it dissolved under government scrutiny on December 21, 1929.

	* September 19, 1926 – '''Feast of San Gennaro (New York)''' -- Little Italy's street vendors organized the first formal block festival to honor the patron saint of Naples. What started as a small, localized one-day neighborhood religious celebration by Neapolitan immigrants on Mulberry Street grew into an annual, multi-week global icon of Italian-American religious and cultural pride.		* September 19, 1926 – '''Feast of San Gennaro (New York)''' -- Little Italy's street vendors organized the first formal block festival to honor the patron saint of Naples. What started as a small, localized one-day neighborhood religious celebration by Neapolitan immigrants on Mulberry Street grew into an annual, multi-week global icon of Italian-American religious and cultural pride.

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	* November 15, 1924 – Fascist League of North America -- Officially organized to coordinate pro-Mussolini activities among Italian immigrants in the US; it dissolved under government scrutiny on December 21, 1929.		* November 15, 1924 – Fascist League of North America -- Officially organized to coordinate pro-Mussolini activities among Italian immigrants in the US; it dissolved under government scrutiny on December 21, 1929.

	* September 19, 1926 – Feast of San Gennaro (New York) -- Little Italy's street vendors organized the first formal block festival to honor the patron saint of Naples. What started as a small, localized one-day neighborhood religious celebration by Neapolitan immigrants on Mulberry Street grew into an annual, multi-week global icon of Italian-American religious and cultural pride.		* September 19, 1926 – '''Feast of San Gennaro (New York)''' -- Little Italy's street vendors organized the first formal block festival to honor the patron saint of Naples. What started as a small, localized one-day neighborhood religious celebration by Neapolitan immigrants on Mulberry Street grew into an annual, multi-week global icon of Italian-American religious and cultural pride.

	* December 10, 1926 – Grazia Deledda Nobel Prize -- Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for her powerful, lyrically written works depicting life on her native island of Sardinia.		* December 10, 1926 – Grazia Deledda Nobel Prize -- Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for her powerful, lyrically written works depicting life on her native island of Sardinia.

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	* October 25, 1926 – Columbus Monument (Hartford, CT) -- Unveiled by the Italian community; the bronze statue was removed by the city on June 22, 2020.		* October 25, 1926 – Columbus Monument (Hartford, CT) -- Unveiled by the Italian community; the bronze statue was removed by the city on June 22, 2020.

			* Jul 4, 1927 -- '''Giuseppe Bellanca, TIME's cover''' --

	* August 23, 1927 – '''The Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti''' -- Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed via electric chair for a robbery and murder. Their trial sparked worldwide protests and came to symbolize the unfair targeting of Italian immigrants based on radical political beliefs and xenophobia.		* August 23, 1927 – '''The Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti''' -- Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed via electric chair for a robbery and murder. Their trial sparked worldwide protests and came to symbolize the unfair targeting of Italian immigrants based on radical political beliefs and xenophobia.

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	* August 23, 1927 – '''The Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti''' -- Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed via electric chair for a robbery and murder. Their trial sparked worldwide protests and came to symbolize the unfair targeting of Italian immigrants based on radical political beliefs and xenophobia.		* August 23, 1927 – '''The Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti''' -- Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed via electric chair for a robbery and murder. Their trial sparked worldwide protests and came to symbolize the unfair targeting of Italian immigrants based on radical political beliefs and xenophobia.

	* October 12, 1927 – Casa Italiana (Columbia University, New York) -- Dedicated in the presence of Guglielmo Marconi as a center for Italian culture and academic exchange.		* October 12, 1927 – '''Casa Italiana (Columbia University, New York)''' -- Dedicated in the presence of Guglielmo Marconi as a center for Italian culture and academic exchange.

	* October 12, 1927 – Columbus Monument (Richmond, VA) -- Unveiled in Byrd Park; it was toppled, burned, and thrown into a lake by protestors on June 9, 2020.		* October 12, 1927 – Columbus Monument (Richmond, VA) -- Unveiled in Byrd Park; it was toppled, burned, and thrown into a lake by protestors on June 9, 2020.

	* ~~September~~ 16, 1928 – Our Lady of Pompeii Church (New York) -- Dedication of the current landmark church building in Greenwich Village, historically central to the neighborhood's Italian community.		* Sep 16, 1928 – '''Our Lady of Pompeii Church, New York''' -- Dedication of the current landmark church building in Greenwich Village, historically central to the neighborhood's Italian community.

	* September 1929 – Charles "Lucky" Luciano Restructures Organized Crime: Mobster Lucky Luciano orchestrated the establishment of "The Commission," a governing body that centralized organized crime [en.wikipedia.org]. This structural shift inadvertently cemented the enduring and problematic mafia archetype that Hollywood would exploit for the next century [en.wikipedia.org].		* September 1929 – Charles "Lucky" Luciano Restructures Organized Crime: Mobster Lucky Luciano orchestrated the establishment of "The Commission," a governing body that centralized organized crime [en.wikipedia.org]. This structural shift inadvertently cemented the enduring and problematic mafia archetype that Hollywood would exploit for the next century [en.wikipedia.org].

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	* December 10, 1906 – Giosuè Carducci Nobel Prize -- Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first Italian to win this prestigious honor.		* December 10, 1906 – Giosuè Carducci Nobel Prize -- Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first Italian to win this prestigious honor.

	December 6, 1907 – Monongah Mining Disaster (Monongah, WV) -- The worst industrial accident in US history; an explosion killed hundreds of miners, a vast majority of whom were Italian immigrants.		* December 6, 1907 – Monongah Mining Disaster (Monongah, WV) -- The worst industrial accident in US history; an explosion killed hundreds of miners, a vast majority of whom were Italian immigrants.

	* December 10, 1907 – Ernesto Teodoro Moneta Nobel Prize -- Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace for his tireless work as a leading Italian peace activist and journalist.December 19, 1909 – Holy Rosary Church (Cleveland, OH) -- Dedication of the prominent church building in Cleveland's Little Italy, serving as a cultural bedrock for the community.		* December 10, 1907 – Ernesto Teodoro Moneta Nobel Prize -- Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace for his tireless work as a leading Italian peace activist and journalist.December 19, 1909 – Holy Rosary Church (Cleveland, OH) -- Dedication of the prominent church building in Cleveland's Little Italy, serving as a cultural bedrock for the community.
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	* November 13, 1910 – Holy Family Church (Detroit, MI) -- Dedicated as the first parish built by and for Detroit's growing Italian-American community.		* November 13, 1910 – Holy Family Church (Detroit, MI) -- Dedicated as the first parish built by and for Detroit's growing Italian-American community.

	* Dec 10, 1910 -- '''La fanciulla del West (Puccini), World premiere, New York''' --		* Dec 10, 1910 -- '''La fanciulla del West (Puccini), World premiere, New York''' --

	== 1910s ==		== 1910s ==

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	* May 22, 1861 – The Garibaldi Guard -- The 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was officially activated, incorporating an entire company of Italian patriots among other European immigrants.		* May 22, 1861 – The Garibaldi Guard -- The 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was officially activated, incorporating an entire company of Italian patriots among other European immigrants.

	May 29, 1878 – Mazzini Monument at Central Park (New York) -- Dedication of the bronze bust of Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini, marking the first monument dedicated to an Italian figure in New York City.		* May 29, 1878 – Mazzini Monument at Central Park (New York) -- Dedication of the bronze bust of Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini, marking the first monument dedicated to an Italian figure in New York City.

	== The Great Migration ==		== The Great Migration ==

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