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Word: ils (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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This kept on for 64 years until there arose in San Cesario one who could take the challenge. Young Gustavo Sola, a partisan hero of World War II, was known as "Il Corsaro" (the pirate). When the war was over, the 23-year-old Corsaro went with two friends to Spilamberto's priest, who had charge of the cannon, and persuaded him to yield the trophy in exchange for a signed receipt. Detouring en route so the countryside might see, Il Corsaro trundled the cannon home in a handcart, and received a hero's welcome: a supper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: A Tale of Two Villages | 1/23/1950 | See Source »

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