1969 ⟶ Piazza Fontana Bombing
A bomb planted by far-right extremists sets off in a bank in...
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🇮🇹 Battle of Valle Giulia Begins 'Years of Lead'
The years of Lead start in Italy with the Battle of Valle Giulia clash between far-right and far-left militants.⟶
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💣 Piazza Fontana Bombing
A bomb planted by far-right extremists sets off in a bank in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and injuring 88. This event (remembered as the Piazza Fontana bombing) is one of the bloodiest terrorist attacks Italy would receive during the years of lead.⟶
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The Soviet Union and West Germany sign the Treaty of Moscow.⟶
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🚨 Aldo Moro Kidnapped by Red Brigades
Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped in Rome by a far-left extremist terrorist group called the Red Brigades. His body would be found on the 9th of May after 55 days of captivity.⟶
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💣 US Bombs Libya in Operation El Dorado Canyon
U.S. planes bomb Libya in Operation El Dorado Canyon.⟶
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