Italy At The 1956 Winter Olympics
Italy was the host nation for the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. It was the first time that Italy had hosted the Olympic Games.
Read more about Italy At The 1956 Winter Olympics: Medalists, Alpine Skiing, Bobsleigh, Cross-country Skiing, Figure Skating, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Speed Skating
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—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“Unreal City,
Under the brown fog of a winter dawn,
A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many,
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—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)