On August 2, 1980, a neo-fascist terrorist group placed a time bomb in Bologna Centrale station, resulting in 85 deaths and over 200 injuries. This tragedy marked one of the worst events during the Years of Lead— a period of intense social and political unrest in Italy from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Years later, a subtle controversy emerged regarding the station’s clock. In a 2010 survey, 92% of locals mistakenly recalled the clock stopping at the time of the bombing—a collective false memory known as the “Mandela effect.” In truth, the clock was promptly repaired post-attack but was deliberately stopped and set to the bombing time 17 years later as a tribute, and has been preserved that way since.
Original Image from Ho Visto Nina Volare
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