This past 4th of July, the US Embassy in Rome celebrated the 244th Independence Day anniversary unusually. It didn’t only move all celebrations online — because of the pandemic and the consequent ban on gatherings — but it also decided to share them. 

In a short video, Robert De Niro changed perspective and looked towards Italy, greeting his “dear Italian friends” and explaining that, without Italy, his career wouldn’t have been the same. For this reason, he  said “Grazie, Italia.”