Italy's Day Of Rejoicing - A general view of the field mass in front of the the Tomb of Italy's Unknown soldier on Sunday. On Sunday Italy celebrated, the "avengin" of the defeat at Adowa exactly 40years ago, Signor Mussolini, King Victor Emanuel, and representatives of the Fascist Party, attended a special field mass in front of the Tomb of Italy's Unknown soldier. Afterwards the Duce addressed a huge excited crowd from the balcony of his palace in the Piazza Venizia, he said or heroic soldiers now advancing, Facts are talking now. March 3, 1936.