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At the age of 18, most teens have just started to work their first jobs, and they're only a few weeks past their high school commencement. Forget about setting the world on fire. Chef Boyardee, on the other hand, was directing the catering to President Woodrow Wilson's second wedding when he came of age, according to The New York Times. This feat i...

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For decades, Chef Boyardee-brand pasta products have been a staple for afterschool snacks, or special dinners treats, college dorm room standbys and smiling face across U.S. grocery stores. While the line now offers around 30 variations of tomato-sauced pasta products in canned or microwavable bowl form, the original product was a single box contai...

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On National Ravioli Day, celebrate a pasta that is fun and versatile. Observed on March 20th each year, pasta lovers dive in on this food holiday. The earliest mention of Ravioli or raviolo (singular) comes from the writings of Francesco di Marco, a merchant of Venice in the 14th century. The word ravioli is from an old Italian word riavvolgere (“t...

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Of all the actions proposed by the agitators, none is more just plain stupid than the attack on Christopher Columbus -- calling for his statue in Little Italy to be removed. Let’s remember, by the laws, thinking and morality of his day, Columbus did nothing wrong -- morally or legally. Specifically, to call for the removal of his statue in Little I...

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As Americans continue to debate and grapple with their country's past, the discussion surrounding the appropriateness of statues honoring certain historical figures rages on. In the southern part of the country, that discussion has mostly centered around former members of the Confederacy such as Gen. Robert E. Lee. Further north, and especially her...

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According to the latest available data, those of the 2000 census, Ohio is the eighth American state for population of Italian origin. Many of them reside in the northern part of the state, particularly in Cleveland, but not only. In our tour of "Italian America" today we stop right here, and meet Pamela D'Orazio Dean, who deals with the history of...

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