When Gianfranco Fini visited Israel in late November 2003 in the function of Italian Deputy Prime Minister, he labeled the racial laws issued by the fascist regime in 1938 as " infamous ", as also Giorgio Almirante, historic leader of MSI, had done before.

When, during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, the League accused Italian soldiers of targeting Red Cross medical tents, Benito Mussolini responded that " the League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out.

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 King Aistulf of the Lombards availed himself of the Italian dissent and invaded the Exarchate of Ravenna in 751, one of his first acts was to institute a crushing poll tax of one gold solidus per head on every Roman citizen.

When in 1494 Charles VIII of France invaded the Italian states to claim the Kingdom of Naples, Pisa grabbed the opportunity to reclaim its independence as the Second Pisan Republic.

When in 1956 Italian editors had no more new Floyd Gottfredson's stories to reprint, he was given the responsibility to continue Gottfredson's stories about Mickey Mouse.

When the Saxons regrouped, a peace treaty was negotiated whereby the Italian Saxons were allowed to settle with their families in Austrasia.

When performed in Italian, the opera is called Don Carlo.

When it was performed in Paris in 1752, it prompted the so-called Querelle des Bouffons (" quarrel of the comic actors ") between supporters of serious French opera by the likes of Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau and supporters of new Italian comic opera.

When director Mario Bonnard fell ill during the production of the 1959 Italian epic The Last Days of Pompeii ( Gli Ultimi Giorni di Pompei ), starring Steve Reeves, Leone was asked to step in and complete the film.

When established in 1936, Italian East Africa covered the former Italian Eritrea and Italian Somaliland and the recently conquered Ethiopia.

When the northern Italian cities inflicted a defeat on Frederick at Alessandria in 1175, the European world was shocked that such a thing could happen.

When he was informed of the massacres of Italian prisoners, Omar Bradley told Patton that U. S. troops had murdered some 50 – 70 prisoners in cold blood.

When the War of the Polish Succession began in 1733, Philip and Elisabeth saw another opportunity to advance the claims of their sons and recover at least part of the former possessions of the Spanish crown on the Italian peninsula.

When Italian duchess Catherine de ' Medici married the Duke of Orléans ( Henry II of France ) in 1533, she is said to have brought with her to France some Italian chefs who had recipes for flavoured ices or sorbets.

When Italy entered World War I on 24 May 1915, Padua was chosen as the main command of the Italian Army.

When war broke out between England and France as a result of the Italian Wars, James found himself in a difficult position as an ally by treaty both to France and England.

When the Italian state took over Catholic schools, Pecci, fearing for his theological seminary, simply added all secular topics from other schools and opened the seminary to non-theologians.

When Leo's Italian up-and-coming rival Johnny Caspar ( Polito ) announces his intentions to kill bookie Bernie Bernbaum ( Turturro ), Leo goes against Tom's advice and extends his protection to Bernie.

When authorities convicted him of practicing medicine without a license ( he got off with a suspended sentence of three years because of his advanced age of 77 ), one of his victims was not around to testify: He was dead of cancer.

When using the works of his authorities Alexander does not only review their reasoning but also gives conclusions, expands on them, and offers his agreements and disagreement with them.

When the University of Heidelberg hired Robert Bunsen in 1852, the authorities promised to build him a new laboratory building.

When prophets and general authorities of the church speak as " moved upon by the Holy Ghost ", it " shall be scripture, shall be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind of the Lord, shall be the word of the Lord, shall be the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation.

When considering changes to halakha, Conservative Judaism's rabbinical authorities may rely on historical analysis as well as religious considerations.

When the Taliban refused to hand over bin Laden to US authorities and to disband al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in which teams of American and British special forces worked with commanders of the United Front ( Northern Alliance ) against the Taliban.

When independence was proclaimed in 1975, the leaders of FRELIMO's military campaign rapidly established a one-party state allied to the Soviet bloc, eliminating political pluralism, religious educational institutions, and the role of traditional authorities.

When criminals see the abandoned vehicles, trash, and deplorable property, they assume that authorities do not care and do not take active approaches to correct problems in these areas.

When the American authorities considered " repatriating " him to Europe, it was Franz Boas who actually saved his life.

When the authorities found Dillinger's blood spattered getaway car on a Chicago side street, they were positive that he was in the city.

When citing cases and other authorities, lawyers and judges may say a sui generis case, or a sui generis authority, meaning it is a special one confined to its own facts, and therefore may not be of broader application.

When the war ended in May 1945, British and U. S. civilian authorities ordered their military forces in Europe to deport to the Soviet Union millions of former residents of the USSR, including many persons who had left Russia and established different citizenship decades before.

When a Ponzi scheme is not stopped by the authorities, it sooner or later falls apart for one of the following reasons:

When the authorities raid the gathering, Mannie flees with Wyoming (" Wyoh ") Knott, a statuesque blonde agitator, whom he introduces to Mike and with whom he goes to see his former teacher, the elderly Professor Bernardo de la Paz, who claims that Luna must stop exporting hydroponic wheat to Earth or its resources will be exhausted.

When he asks his wife for a divorce, she betrays him to the authorities.

When Marmaduke Huby died he was succeeded by William Thirsk who was accused by the royal commissioners of immorality and inadequacy and dismissed from the abbacy and replaced by Marmaduke Bradley, a monk of the abbey who had reported Thirsk's supposed offences, testified against him and offered the authorities six hundred marks for the abbacy.

When they allied to Spain during the Napoleonic Wars, they requested the Spanish authorities to open commerce to Britain in return.

When multiple signals are used, the signals must be consistent with the proper order of authorities.

When Bảo Đại, the last Emperor of Vietnam, abdicated in August 1945 at Huế he is recorded to have surrendered the royal insignia to the new communist authorities.

When a person dies in the custody of the legal authorities ( in police cells, or in prison ), an inquest must be held.

When Heine challenged another student, Wiebel, to a duel ( the first of ten known incidents throughout his life ), the authorities stepped in and Heine was suspended from the university for six months.

When a space weather event causes radiation exposure to exceed the safe level set by aviation authorities, the aircraft's flight path is deviated to avoid the polar region.

When it came time for the village to get a post office he suggested that the village be named “ too damn low ” but the postal authorities would not approve of the profanity in the name.

When authorities arrived the following morning to dispute the claims, they found the local citizenry overly alert and well-armed.