When in Florence Leonardo and Michelangelo were each given a commission by Gonfaloniere Piero Soderini to decorate a wall in the “ Hall of Five Hundred ”.

When, in 1887, the French and Italian Governments agreed upon moving the mortal remains of Rossini into the Basilica di Santa Croce, in Florence, Alboni, then a sixty-one-year-old lady living in seclusion, wrote to the Italian Foreign Minister, Di Robilant, proposing that the Petite Messe Solennelle, " the last musical composition by Rossini ", be performed in Santa Croce the day of the funeral, and " demanding the honour, as an Italian and a pupil of the immortal Maestro ," of singing it herself in her " dear and beloved homeland ".

When in 1489, Lorenzo de ' Medici, de facto ruler of Florence, asked Ghirlandaio for his two best pupils, Ghirlandaio sent Michelangelo and Francesco Granacci.

When Cosimo was exiled from Florence, Donatello went to Rome, remaining until 1433.

When, on his return to Rome, he heard of Benedict X's election, he decided to oppose it, and obtained the support of the Duke of Lorraine-Tuscany and Empress Agnes for the election of Gerhard of Burgundy, Bishop of Florence, as Pope instead.

When ambassadors from Emperor Zara Yaqob attended the Council of Florence in 1441, they were confused when council prelates insisted on referring to their monarch as Prester John.

When the bubonic plague struck Florence in 1400, Ghiberti emigrated to Rimini, where he assisted in the completion of wall frescoes of the castle of Carlo I Malatesta.

* " When You Look In The Heart Of A Rose " w. Marion Gillespie m. Florence Methuen

When disc jockeys across the nation began to play the track from the album in the fall of 1967 and demanded its release as a single, Florence Greenberg, President of Scepter Records, complied and " I Say a Little Prayer " became Warwick's biggest US hit to that point, reaching # 4 on the U. S. and Canadian Charts and # 8 on the R & B Charts.

When the prudish government of Louis-Philippe refused to purchase it, Count Anatole Demidoff bought it and took it to his palazzo in Florence.

When World War I broke out in Europe in 1914, Canada immediately joined the war, and as a result, several of Florence La Badie ’ s young male friends and relatives back home in Montreal were immediately shipped overseas.

When he died, he was one of the richest men in Florence.

When Freddie accuses Florence of conspiring against him, she decides to leave him (" Florence Quits " / " Nobody's Side ").

When in Florence, aged 24, where he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti, he painted the procession of the Cimabue Madonna through the Borgo Allegri.

" When Hong Kong ordained two further women priests in 1971 ( Joyce Bennett and Jane Hwang ), Florence Li Tim-Oi was officially recognised as a priest by the diocese.

When detailing the construction of the Florence Cathedral and the artist Giotto di Bondone as the designer of the new bell tower, Villani called him " the most sovereign master of painting in his time.

However, the early 20th century historian Philip Wicksteed stated of Villani, " When dealing with his own times, and with events immediately connected with Florence, he is a trustworthy witness, but minute accuracy is never his strong point ; and in dealing with distant times and places he is hopelessly unreliable.

Members of the Dixie Club, Florence State Normal College, 1909. When the Methodist Church deeded Florence Wesleyan to the State of Alabama in 1872, the institution became the State Normal School at Florence, the first state-supported teachers college south of the Ohio River.

When he was 11 years, he had the opportunity to touch the holy festival of the patron of a small town near Florence.

When he died he was buried in the church of the Santa Croce at Florence by the side of Michelangelo.

* When Selma Diamond, the first female bailiff, died after two seasons, Florence Halop played a replacement character, only to die one season later.

When Heracles had pulled Theseus first from his chair, some of his thigh stuck to it ( this explains the supposedly lean thighs of Athenians ), but the earth shook at the attempt to liberate Pirithous, whose desire to have the wife of a god for himself was so insulting he was doomed to stay behind.

When the Æsir exclaimed that they were ready, Fenrir shook himself, knocked the fetter to ground, strained hard, and kicking with his feet, snapped the fetter – breaking it into pieces that flew far into the distance.

When Ichadon was executed on the 15th day of the 9th month in 527, his prophecy was fulfilled ; the earth shook, the sun was darkened, beautiful flowers rained from the sky, his severed head flew to the sacred Geumgang mountains, and milk instead of blood sprayed 100 feet in the air from his beheaded corpse.

When Ichadon was executed on the 15th day of the 9th month in 527, his prophecy was fulfilled ; the earth shook, the sun was darkened, beautiful flowers rained from the sky, his severed head flew to the sacred Geumgang mountains, and milk instead of blood sprayed 100 feet in the air from his beheaded corpse.

When a ship was lost at sea, Ka-moho-alii shook his tail in front of the fleet and the kahuna would feed him " awa " ( a name for kava, a narcotic drink ), and Ka-moho-alii would guide the men home.

Renowned historian Stephen Ambrose writes of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in Undaunted Courage, " When they shook hands Clarksville, the Lewis and Clark Expedition began.

When the sisters burst upon the music scene in the late 1930s, they shook a very solid musical foundation: producing a slick harmonic blend by singing at the top of their lungs while trying-successfully-to emulate the blare of three harmonizing trumpets, with a full big band racing behind them.

When I told them that I and most of my best friends were Freemasons, and that England owed a great deal to its loyal Jews, they stared at me askance and sadly shook their heads in fear for England's credulity in trusting the chosen race.

When called, he marched into the room, scowled, and shook the interviewer's hand sharply.

When the simurgh took flight, the leaves of the tree of life shook making all the seeds of every plant to fall out.

When Charles de Gaulle visited the region, he got into a spirited argument with Starr and threatened to imprison him, until de Gaulle apparent changed his mind and shook Starr's hand.

When NYIT, with Schure as a director, produced a 2D feature known as Tubby the Tuba, the film did very poorly and shook their confidence in their ability to produce a film that would succeed critically or financially.

When Philomena Goins Doctor found out what her son had done, she became enraged and threatened to disown him, shook him, then slapped him.

When Slash finished the song, then strummed the beginning of " Knockin ' on Heaven's Door ," Duff walked over to Axl and shook his hand as an act of appreciation.

When lapping his compatriot Magdziarczyk the two shook hands in a gesture that told it all.

When the first earthquakes shook Mount St. Helens on March 16, 1980, Johnston was nearby at the University of Washington, where he had pursued his doctorate.

When Weidling finished, Hitler shook his head and said: " Your proposal is perfectly all right.

When Hercules had pulled Theseus first from his chair, some of his thigh stuck to it ( this explains the supposedly lean thighs of Athenians ), but the earth shook at the attempt to liberate Pirithous, whose desire to have the wife of a god for himself was so insulting he was doomed to stay behind.

When a shook up, crying Donna told him she wanted to be with him again, he refused, believing that she did not really want him for who he was but simply wanted a way to feel better about herself and would most likely dump him when someone better came along.

When the blast that ripped her husband to shreds shook Nicholas's palace and rattled the windows, the Grand Duchess rushed to the scene of the explosion.

' When this had been drunk and a convivial conversation concluded, the Colonel and his new friend rose, shook hands and went their separate ways.

When Hiranuma assumed his position, the German-Soviet non-aggression Pact of August 23, 1939 shook the basis of Japanese diplomacy.