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Letizia Battaglia
1935Mar, 5

Letizia Battaglia

Letizia Battaglia, Italian photographer and journalist
Letizia Battaglia (Italian pronunciation: [leˈtittsja batˈtaʎʎa]; born 5 March 1935) is an Italian photographer and photojournalist.

Although her photos document a wide spectrum of Sicilian life, she is best known for her work on the Mafia.

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  • 26Feb

    Treaty of Versailles

    Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
  • 16Mar

    Treaty of Versailles

    Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
  • 25May

    Big Ten Conference

    Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • 25Jun

    Soviet Union

    Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Colombia are established.
  • 15Sep

    Swastika

    Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.