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• Villa San Michele
  '''The Villa ''San Michele''''' was built around the turn of the 20th century, by the [[Sweden|Swedish]] physician, [[Axel Munthe]], on the ruins of the
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• Motor
  *[[automobile|Motor (Automobile)]] - The early 20th century abbreviation for "motor car", a synonym for [[automobile]]
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• Coupé
  ...with a single row of passenger seating behind the driver. During the 20th century the term was applied to various close-coupled automobiles. Through the 1950
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• Berlinetta
  ...ith a single row of passenger seating behind the driver. During the [[20th century]] the term was applied to various close-coupled automobiles. Through the [[
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• Maserati Brothers
  ...rothers''' were involved with automobiles from the beginning of the [[20th century]]. All were born to the Rodolfo Maserati and his wife Carolina in [[Voghera
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• Peggy Guggenheim Collection
  ...collection is housed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, an unfinished [[18th century]] palazzo which was never built past the ground floor level. In one room, t ...useum in Italy for European and American art of the first half of the 20th century.
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• Ventimiglia
  ...Otho]] and [[Vitellius]] but recovered to remain prosperous into the fifth century, surrounded by walls with cylindrical towers built at each change of direct ...f the Lombards, but flourished again under King [[Rodoaldo]]. In the tenth century it was attacked by the Saracens of [[Frassineto]].
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• Provolone
  ...''Provolone'' (meaning large Provola) appeared around the end of the 20th century when it started to be manufactured in the Northern regions of Italy, and th
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• Pesaro
  ...t, has been found at Novilara. The northern Piceni were invaded in the 4th century BC by the [[Senones]] Gauls, and when the Romans reached the area the popul ...and destroyed by [[Vitigis]] (539) in the course of the [[Gothic Wars (6th century)|Gothic War]]. Hastily rebuilt five years later after the Byzantine reconqu
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• Procida
  ...tury B.C.|16th]] and [[15th century BC|15th]] centuries BC. During the 8th century BC the first [[Greek people|Greek]] settlers to this island were immediatel ...tern Roman Empire]] and the Byzantine reconquest in the [[Gothic Wars (6th century)]]), Procida remained under the jurisdiction of the [[Duke of Naples]]. The
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• Imperia
  ...m mediaeval times although there has been much development during the 20th century. In general the coastal strip has become over-populated while inland villa ...peria. These resorts remained popular with the British until the mid 20th century when Spain became more favoured.
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• Japan Black
  ...nish]] used extensively in the production of automobiles in the early 20th century in the United States. It is also called '''Brunswick black''' and '''Japan
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• Flathead engine
  ...st known flathead automotive engine is the Ford Flathead engine early 20th century Ford V-8, which has both sets of valves (intake and exhaust) located on the
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• Valle d'Aosta
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• Giovanni Michelotti
  ...was one of the most prolific [[designers]] of [[sports car]]s in the 20th century. He was also responsible for a number of saloon cars and truck cabs.
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• Mortadella
  ...r of Italian immigrants established in these countries in the early [[20th century]]. The normal spelling in these countries, however, is "Mortadela".
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• Aosta Valley
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• Panettone
  ...ers were Motta, Bauli, Alemagna and Le tre Marie; at the beginning of 20th century, the name Motta was synonymous with panettone. ...tall, leavened fruitcake" makes cameo appearances in the arts : In a 16th century painting by [[Pieter Brueghel the Elder]], also as a recipe in a contempora
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• Art of Italy
  ...], [[Baroque]] and [[Rococo]]. [[Futurism]] developed in Italy in the 20th century. [[Image:Aldobrandini wedding.JPG|thumb|250px|''Aldobrandini Wedding'' (1st century BC) from the Vatican]]
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• Fastest production car
  ...stest, it established a record speed of 16 km/h (10 mph). More than a century later, in September 2007, the [[SSC Aero|SSC Ultimate Aero TT]] allegedly r ...worth, and Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (1998). ''Great Cars of The 20th Century'', Publications International, ISBN 0-7853-2523-9
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• Cesare Sala
  ...ustrian personalities aristocrats. But in the very early years of the 20th century, with increasing success designing bodies, the company began to devote its
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• Board track racing
  ...boards. The genre was popular in the [[United States]] in the early [[20th century]].
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• Flying boat
  ...ff, with many of the roles taken over by other aircraft types. In the 21st century, flying boats maintain a few niche uses, such as for dropping water on fore
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• Bodywork
  ...-framed motor vehicles remained in production until the middle of the 20th century, for example the [[MG A]] which continued in production until 1962.
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• Superleggera
  ...mobile]] construction technology used in Italy from the middle of the 20th century. The name means "super light" in [[Italian language|Italian]], and was pate
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• Portofino
  In the early [[20th century]], first [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]],
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• Michelotti
  ...was one of the most prolific [[designers]] of [[sports car]]s in the 20th century. He was also responsible for a number of saloon cars and truck cabs.
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• Dashboard
  When car radios became available, they were mounted on or underneath mid-20th-century car dashboards.
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• Atala
  ...i Ganna winning the Tour of Italy in 1909. Since the beginning of the 20th century, they supported a team of [[cycling]], by participating in the first editio
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• Fongri motorcycle
  ...] from [[Tourin]], and studied and designed from the beginning of the 20th century. Founded in 1910, together with a shareholder partner, a company to build m
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• Brake (railway)
  ...teepened, and speeds increased, braking became a problem. In the late 19th century, significantly better '''continuous brakes''' started to appear, either ''' In the early part of the 20th century, many British railways employed [[vacuum brake]]s rather than the [[Air bra
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• Exotic car
  During the late 20th century, the term Supercar was used to describe "a very expensive, fast or powerful
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• Tropea
  The diocese had in the early 20th century 72 parishes, with 78,000 inhabitants, a [[Franciscan]] house, and a house o
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• Lipari
  ...y Keller). The last recorded eruptions occurred in the [[5th century|fifth century]] CE when the airborne [[pumice]] covered Roman villages on the island. The ...ontinuous occupation may have been interrupted violently when the late 9th century [[Ausoni|Ausonian]] civilisation site was burned and apparently not rebuilt
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• Cinque Terre
  ...guria]] region of [[Italy]]. "Discovered" by foreigners in the late [[20th century]] they have come to be among the most touristed areas of Italy. The coastli
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• Touring car
  A '''touring car''' was a popular [[car body style]] in the early 20th century, being a larger alternative to the [[runabout (car)|runabout]] and the [[ro
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• Favignana
  ...di Islands were hired out to [[Genoa|Genoese]] merchants and in the [[15th century]] the islands were granted to one Giovanni de Karissima, who adopted the gr ...ere first exploited systematically under the Spanish from about the [[17th century]] onwards. Facing severe financial problems from their ongoing wars, the Sp
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• Apulia
  ...area for the ancient [[ancient Rome|Romans]], who conquered it in the 4th century BC but also suffered a crushing defeat here in the [[battle of Cannae]] aga ...ently, but Apulia was mostly under firm Byzantine authority until the 11th century, when the [[Italo-Normans|Normans]] conquered it with relative ease.
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• Regenerative brake
  ...kes have been used in vehicles with electric motors since the early-[[20th century]]. On record, The Warner Electric Brake Corporation was using electric bra
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• Culture
  ...w]] by the [[constitution]]. Before the arrival of Christianity in the 1st century A.D. the country was mostly pagan and worshiped the [[Roman Gods]]. Eventua ...s of works by [[Menander]]. During the 16th century and on into the [[18th century]] [[Commedia dell'arte]] was a form of [[improvisational theatre]] , altho
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• FR layout
  ...the rear. This was the traditional automobile layout for most of the 20th century.
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• Caffè
  In the 9th century in the Muslim world, coffee began use as a medicine, was liked for taste an During the 14th century some coffee trees were transplanted to Arabia. They named it Kaweh.
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• Salvatore Ferragamo
  ...]]) was one of the most influential [[footwear]] [[designer]]s of the 20th century, providing [[Hollywood]]'s ''[[glitterati]]'' with unique hand-made designs
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• Rudolf Caracciola
  ...ne of the greatest European race car drivers of the first half of the 20th century and a person who overcame serious injury and misfortune to excel and succee
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• Regenerative brakes
  ...kes have been used in vehicles with electric motors since the early-[[20th century]]. The Warner Electric Brake Corporation used electric brakes in 1927, alt
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• Capri
  ...pelled in Latin). Ruins of one at Tragara could still be seen in the 19th Century. ...visitor of the island was the French Jean Jacques Bourchard, in the [[17th century]]. His diary, found in [[1850]], is an important source about the state of
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• Trieste
  ...in Trieste include [[Miramare]], a romantic [[castle]] built in the [[19th century]] for [[Austria]]n [[Archduke]] [[Maximilian of Mexico|Maximilian]] and his In the beginning of the 20th century, Trieste was a buzzing cosmopolitan city frequented by artists such as [[Ja
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• Cagliari
  ...Italy|Nora]], and [[Tharros]], that were founded from [[Tyre]] in the 7th century BC. It passed with the rest of the island first to the control of [[Cartha ===11th century===
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• Ciao
  ...h other items of the [[Italian culture]]. In the late 19th and early 20th century, the salute spread to the [[Americas]]—especially [[Colombia]], [[Ur
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• Culture of Italy
  ...w]] by the [[constitution]]. Before the arrival of Christianity in the 1st century A.D. the country was mostly pagan and worshiped the [[Roman Gods]]. Eventua ...s of works by [[Menander]]. During the 16th century and on into the [[18th century]] [[Commedia dell'arte]] was a form of [[improvisational theatre]] , altho
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• Hydraulic fluid
  ...{{Fact|date=February 2008}} As aircraft performance increased in mid-20th century, the amount of force required to operate mechanical flight controls became
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• Rimini
  [[Image:Tiberius Bridge Rimini.JPG|thumb|300px|left|Tiberius' Bridge ([[1st century]]).]] In the sixth century BC, it was taken by the Gauls; after their last defeat (283 BC), it returne
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• Ship
  Until the application of the [[steam engine]] to ships in the early [[19th century]], oars propelled [[galley]]s or the wind propelled [[sailing ship]]s. ...Battle of Actium]]. The use of large numbers of [[cannon]] from the [[16th century]] meant that maneuverability took second place to broadside weight; this le
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• Florence
  ...etianus]] made Florentia capital of the province of ''Tuscia'' in the 3rd century CE. The seat of a bishopric from around the beginning of the 4th century CE, the city experienced subsequent turbulent periods of [[Byzantine Empire
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• Giancarlo Baghetti
  ...e of the most prolific designers of [[Sports_car|sports cars]] in the 20th century.
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• Autódromo José Carlos Pace
  ...a]] and [[Billings (lake)|Billings]], which were built in the early [[20th century]] to supply the city with water and electric power. In the 1970s it was ren
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• Cam-in-block
  ...rods, is a relatively new wrinkle, since metallurgy of the very early 20th Century was not precise enough to allow such a configuration to be reliably produce ...st known L-head automotive engine is the [[Ford Flathead engine|early 20th century Ford V-8]], which has both sets of valves (intake and exhaust) located on t
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• Hellé Nice
  One of the 20th century's colorful and illustrious pioneering women who had successfully competed i
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• Brescia
  ...nomani (Cisalpine Gaul)|Cenomani]], allies of the [[Insubres]], in the 4th century BC, it became their capital. The city became Roman in 225 BC, when the Ceno ...d the latter two times at [[Pontoglio]], and then at the Grumore (mid-12th century) and in the battle of the Malamorte(Bad Death) (1192).
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• RWD
  ...anics)|transmission]] layout used in [[automobile]]s throughout the [[20th century]]. RWD typically places the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[M
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• Espresso
  ...hine was developed and popularized in Italy from the beginning of the 20th century to the postwar period.
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• Venice
  ...nvasion of northern Italy by the [[Lombards]] in [[568]]. In the mid-[[8th century]], the Venetians resisted the empire-building efforts of [[Peppin III|Pepin In the [[12th century]] the essentials for the power of Venice were laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal
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• Rear-wheel drive
  ...anics)|transmission]] layout used in [[automobile]]s throughout the [[20th century]]. RWD typically places the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[M
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• Pushrod engine
  ...known flathead automotive engine is the [[Ford Flathead engine|early 20th century Ford V-8]], which has both sets of valves (intake and exhaust) located on t
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• Car body style
  ...triumph of ad agency gibberish, Colonnade Hardtop Sedan. The '76 [[Buick Century]] sedan used this configuration. ...etimes with a rear [[tonneau]]. Most cars in the first decade of the 20th century were either runabouts or [[touring car]]s.
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• Cubism
  '''Cubism''' was an early [[20th century]] [[avant-garde]] [[art movement]] that revolutionized [[Europe|European]]
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• List of international auto racing colors
  From the beginning of the 20th century until the late 1960s, before [[Formula One sponsorship liveries|sponsorship
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• History
  ...ually [[Italian unification|unified]] amidst much struggle in the 19th and 20th centuries. ...[[Samnites]], [[Umbrians]] and other) competing with [[Rome]] in the first century B.C. By the time of [[Roman Emperor|emperor]] [[Augustus]] approximately, t
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• Ancillotti
  ...zed forms of public transport in Florence at the the beginning of the 20th Century. It was inevitable that he would open a workshop for the repair and mainten
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• Bologna
  ...the ancient and renowned [[University of Bologna]], founded in the [[11th century]]. In the [[4th century BC]] the city was conquered by the Boii, a Gallic tribe, whence the ancient
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• Bicycles Museums
  20th and Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Tel:215-448-1200. Walter Ruett A site dedicated to the turn of the century (1900s) champion.
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• Straight-4
  In the early 20th century, bigger engines existed, both in road cars and sports cars. Due to the abse
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• Bicycle gearing
  Derailleur systems were first developed in the late 19th century, but the modern cable-operated parallelogram derailleur was invented in the ...it power from the pedals to the wheel. Shaft drives were introduced over a century ago, but were mostly supplanted by chain-driven bicycles due to the gear ra
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• History of the bicycle
  ...wo wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early [[19th century]]. The first means of transport making use of two wheels, and thus the arch ...ation found in a church window in [[Stoke Poges]], installed in the [[16th Century]], showing a naked [[angel]] on a bicycle-like device and from a sketch sai
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• Suicide door
  ...ors were not uncommon on cars manufactured in the first half of the [[20th century]]. Post-[[World War II]] examples are almost universally the rear doors of
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• Supercross
  While growing consistently since the 70's, in the early part of the 21st Century Supercross' popularity really took off. In the United States, Supercross ra ...tion photography. The production is being distributed domestically by 20th Century Fox, and with many world-wide entertainment agencies.
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• Pizza
  In the 20th century and onward, pizza has become an international food and the toppings may var ...al resemblance to the Italian original. During the latter half of the 20th century, pizza in the United States became an iconic dish of considerable popularit
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• Turin, Italy
  In the [[1st century BC|first century BC]] (probably 28 BC), the Romans created a military camp (''Castra Taurino ...0 inhabitants. Many of the gardens and palaces were built in the fifteenth century when the city was redesigned. The [[University of Turin|University]] was al
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• Rallying
  ...as there were cars, modern rallying originated in Europe in the early 20th century, and gained a modest foothold in car-crazy Europe. Not blind to the growing
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• Electric car
  By the 20th century, electric cars and rail transport were commonplace, with commercial electri
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• Ancient Rome
  ...similation]], but eventually succumbed to barbarian invasions in the [[5th century]], marking the [[decline of the Roman Empire]] and the beginning of the [[M ...ry BC]]. The Etruscans apparently lost power in the area by the late [[6th century BC]], and at this point, the original Latin and Sabine tribes reinvented th
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• Horsepower
  ...power. It was the figure normally used for [[steam engine]]s in the [[19th century]] but is misleading because the mechanical efficiency of an engine means th ...in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and used to denote the power of early [[20th century]] British [[automobile|cars]]. Many cars took their names from this figure
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...anics)|transmission]] layout used in [[automobile]]s throughout the [[20th century]]. RWD typically places the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[m
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• Gianni Agnelli
  ...alian economy, the symbol of capitalism during all the second half of 20th century, and regarded by many as the true "[[King of Italy]]". A cultivated man of
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• Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  ...nd this was extended temporarily even to the east, but already in the 12th century [[Gorizia]] had actually become independent and [[Trieste]], along with oth * [[Ermes di Colorêt]] (16th century)
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• Rally
  ...as there were cars, modern rallying originated in Europe in the early 20th century, and gained a modest foothold in car-crazy Europe. Not blind to the growing
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• List of international Formula One colors
  From the beginning of the 20th century until the late 1960s, before [[Formula One sponsorship liveries|sponsorship
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• Italian language
  ...om 960-963. Italian was first formalized in the first years of the [[14th century]] through the works of [[Dante Alighieri]], who mixed southern Italian lang ...e Vulgari Eloquentia]]'' and a renewed interest in linguistics in the 16th century sparked a debate which raged throughout Italy concerning which criteria sho
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• Supercar
  ...aren F1]], introduced in 1991 and one of the fastest supercars of the 20th century, produced 467.6 kW (627.1 hp) against a mass of 1140 kg (2513 lb), translat
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• Cam in block
  ...'''flathead''' automotive engine is the [[Ford Flathead engine|early 20th century Ford V-8]], which has both sets of valves (intake and exhaust) located on t
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• Music of Italy
  ...experiments in musical theater led directly to [[opera]] in the late 16th century. This is the origin of much of modern [[European classical music]], such a ...he most famous phrases to come out of the drive to unite Italy in the 19th century: “We have created Italy; now we have to create Italians.” It was a suc
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• Philippe de Rothschild
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• Zagreb
  ...more than 1,500 exhibits dating from the prehistoric period up to the 20th century. Some of the most famous exhibits include works by Lorenzetti, Raffaello, G ...llery''; Hebrangova 1) comprises all relevant fine artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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• Prague
  ...(Nové město) - the district adjacent to Old Town, established in the 14th century ...thedrals and countless church spires all in the shadow of her majestic 9th century castle that looks eastward as the sun sets behind her. Prague is also a mo
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• Japanese Grand Prix
  The late 20th and early 21st century have seen a number of other, rather more sporting duels for the Championshi
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• Alfa Romeo TZ
  ...g to leap from the ground like a feline, that the best pencils of the 20th century, [[Elio Zagato]] and [[Ercole Spada]], conceived in a state of grace, that
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• List of Formula One Grands Prix
  ...d ''Grands Prix'', a tradition dating back to the first decade of the 20th Century and the [[Grand Prix motor racing]] of the 1920s and 1930s.
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• Wheel
  ...mples are in the context of the [[Andronovo culture]], dating to ca [[20th century BC|2000 BCE]]. Shortly later, horse cultures of the [[Caucasus]] region use
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• History of the automobile
  ...self-propelled vehicles are thought to have been devised in the late 18th Century. [[Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot]] demonstrated his ''fardier à vapeur'', an exper ...ly killed road auto development in the UK for most of the rest of the 19th century, as inventors and engineers shifted their efforts to improvements in [[rail
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• Electric vehicle
  By the 20th century, electric cars and rail transport were commonplace, with commercial electri
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