HUI 236 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Little Italy, Fiorello H. La Guardia, Carlo Tresca

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Italian Literature and Culture Courses in English
• Course: HUI 236
• Professor: Simone Brioni

Document Summary

1861 italy is unified as a nation-state. 1871-1880 aproximately 56,000 italians arrive in america. 1880 the first italian language daily newspaper in the united states, il progresso, is founded in. 1880-1920 millions of italians arrive in america. 1884-1887 a cholera epidemic in italy kills thousands and forces many to immigrate in america. 1889 frances xavier cabrini arrives in new york city. In 1946, she is canonized the first american. 1890s the discovery of sulfur in texas destroys the sulfur-mining industry in sicily, forcing further emigration. 1891 on 14 march in new orleans, eleven italian immigrants are killed by a lynch mob. 1892 on 1 january, ellis island opens. 1900 gaetano bresci, an anarchist from paterson, new jersey, assassinates king umberto i of. 1904 amedeo giannini founds the bank of italy in california (bank of america) 1909 joseph petrosino, an nypd detective, is shot and killed in palermo.