Word: taranto
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Taranto, Italy, 28-year-old Battista Rocca walked out to take the air on the town's main street. Promenader Rocca had a furled umbrella crooked over his arm, and not a stitch besides. To the horrified policemen who arrested him, he explained with dignity: "I'm Mr. Chamberlain...
Below Bari, on Italy's instep, is the naval base of Taranto. There 50,000 people were waiting for Il Duce to hear what he had to say next. He was still remembering Caesar...
...outlets of this sea," he shouted, "are in the hands of others.* If Italy does not wish to become a recluse in the Mediterranean she must ever increase her strength. . . . Taranto shall stand as a symbol to keep the Mediterranean open. . . . Our people must be ready for any event. If we should be obliged to take the field, I shall be at your head...