Italy - 150 Years celebrations

March 17, 1861. That was the day the Regno d'Italia (Kingdom of Italy) denomination was introduced under the House of Savoy.
Not really the present-day Italian territory, but rather the date when a name was born.
Among other more powerful European players, it was the small House of Savoy to set hands on larger and larger territory, finally reaching the (almost) border configuration that we see on present-day maps. Brief history:

1416 - Duchy of Savoy - Capital: Chambéry, then Torino
1424 - Principality of Piedmont - Capital: Torino
1718 - Kingdom of Sardinia - Capital: Torino
1861, March 17 - Kingdom of Italy - Capital: Torino, then moved to Florence in 1865 and Rome in 1871
1946, June 2 - Republic of Italy - Capital: Rome - On this date, a referendum dictated the choice of the population for the republic form instead of monarchy. June 2 has been since established as the National Day. Last King of Italy, Umberto II, left Italy for exile on June 13, 1946.

March 17, 2011, will be a special one-off day to celebrate the 150th anniversary year through various events set forth to commemorate the historical dates in the make of Italy. Many of such events involve the city of Torino as the focal point of the country's genesis. It doesn't mean Piedmont has - or should have - prevalence in terms of importance across the nation, but still many Italians have mixed feelings about the Italian Northwest. Envy? Hate? It doesn't matter. Not even after 150 years is Italy really "unified" into one body. It never will. It's rather to be taken as common ground to a variety of proud different ethnic groups, arguing and complaining to each other for futile reasons.