When Anna Maria Leontine Cuccia was born on 9 July 1900, in Zarouria, Souk Ahras, Algeria, her father, Andrea Cuccia, was 31 and her mother, Dora Teresa Franca Carta, was 23. She married Joseph Bellino on 31 December 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years. She died in September 1999, in California, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in California, United States.
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President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo, Sal, Angelo, Carmelo, Salvatore, Vito, Antoninette, Antonino, Cesare, Ciro, Gaspare, Ignazio.
Italian:
from the feminine form of the personal name Cuccio .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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