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Thursday
Nov302006

fiorello laguardia

He was an outspoken early critic of Hitler. He reportedly spoke seven languages. He read comics on the radio during a newspaper strike. He laid the groundwork for what would become modern New York City. Today's great Italian is Fiorello Enrico LaGuardia.

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