Historic Sites and History

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (164+ words) The Marco Island Fire Rescue Foundation unveils its new memorial commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The 6-foot-tall memorial replicates the twin towers of the World Trade Center in illuminated stainless steel. The event is at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11 at…...

3+ week, 31+ min ago   (287+ words) DW.com Ten years after Italy quake: Amatrice's long road to renewal A decade after a devastating earthquake struck the Italian mountain town of Amatrice, reconstruction remains unfinished. More than half of its residents still live in temporary housing — but…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (786+ words) Italy on Monday marks 10 years since the earthquake that devastated Amatrice and the surrounding Apennine villages, killing 303 people and levelling entire communities in the centre of the country. Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni is scheduled to attend a commemoration ceremony…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (818+ words) In the early hours of August 24, 2016, Giorgio Cortellesi stumbled through the dust and darkness of Amatrice, fearing his children were dead, buried beneath tons of rubble. His two young sons had been staying overnight with their grandparents when an earthquake…...