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SUMMER 2018
I talian A merican D igest
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The AICC opens as a community gathering place
for people of Italian heritage and for all those
who love Italian culture.
eans hosts the 1884 World Fair, named
d Cotton Centennial because one third
ton produced in the U.S. was handled in
eans.
Nick LaRocca and the Original Dixieland Jazz
Band releases the “Livery Stable Blues,” the first
commercial jazz single.
An axe murderer, dubbed “the Axeman,” targets
Italian grocers in New Orleans and sends the
city into a panic.
1915
1891
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1910
1919
Thr Hennessy Affair:
After the murder of po-
lice chief David Hen-
nessy, dozens of Italian
men are arrested and
tried. No one is found
guilty. A mob storms
the parish prison and
kills 11 Italians, bring-
ing the U.S. and Italy
to the brink of war.
Designed by architect Perez Moore as a monu-
ment to the Italian-American community and
their contribution to New Orleans, the Piazza
d’Italia is an example of late postmodernism.
1966
1917
Sam Cortese creates the Roman
Candy Company, which is still in
business today.
The Saints are named for the
song “When the Saints Go
Marching In,” and the NFL
franchise is announced on All
Saints Day, November 1, 1966.
They play their first season in
1967.
The American Italian Cultural
Center, artist Franco Alessan-
drini, and the Archdiocese of
New Orleans create and install
a statue of Saint Pope John
Paul II as a gift to the citizens
of New Orleans for the Tricen-
tennial.
1984
1978
2018
1984
New Orleans hosts the
1984 Louisiana World
Exposition, whose theme
is “The World of Rivers—
Fresh Waters as a Source
of Life.” The AICC has an
Italian Village at the Expo.
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