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Italian happiness trains
Between 1945 and 1952, 鈥榟appiness trains鈥 transported 70,000 children from southern Italy

The opening of the Medellin Metro
How a train system helped transform the 鈥渕urder capital of the world鈥 in 2015

The funeral train for Robert Kennedy
In June 1968, Robert Kennedy was killed during his campaign for the presidency

The Czech Freedom Train
On 11 September 1951, a Czech train was hijacked and driven into West Germany

The Gratitude Train: France thanks America
In 1949, the Gratitude Train arrived in the US, 49 wagons of thank you gifts from France

Making Jaws
On 20 June 1975 the film premiered, launching summer blockbusters and scaring beachgoers

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The signing of a peace agreement that marked the end of World War One took place in 1919

Civil rights swim-in
In 1964, a civil rights swimming protest ended when acid was poured into the pool

Charleston church shooting
Polly Sheppard, a survivor of the 2015 Charleston shooting, describes how it unfolded

'Tripperburgen' the sexual health clinics that detained women
In 1977, in the former East Germany, tens of thousands of women and girls were abused