Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
(December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976)
The largest wooden airplane ever constructed, and flown
only one time by Howard Hughes, the Spruce Goose.
(FOXNEWS) – Forrest Gump (1994) is one of the most iconic persons
in movie history, but according to actor Tom Hanks, the film hit a
lot of roadblocks. So much so, that Hanks and “Forest Gump”
director Robert Zemeckis had to dig into their own pockets
to pay for some scenes to be shot.
On the podcast “In Depth With Graham Bensinger,“ the 64-year
-old actor revealed Paramount wouldn’t approve some of the
budgets, including the scenes where Forrest famously runs
across the United States (below).
Zemeckis and Hanks knew the scene was integral to the movie
and came up with their own plan.
Tom Hanks became 64 July 9th.
Robert Lee Zemeckis turned 68 May 14th.
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The Spruce Goose, the first aircraft with a wingspan in excess of 300 feet, the largest flying boat ever built, made its one and only flight on
November 2, 1947, in Long Beach, California. It was designed and constructed by Howard Hughes and his Aircraft Company.
Howard Robard Hughes Jr.(December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976)
Howard Hughes, one of the richest men to emerge from the American West during the 20th century, died while being flown from Acapulco
to Houston,Texas.
On January 17, 1950, 11 men steal more than $2 million ($29 million today)
from the Brink’s Armored Car depot in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the
perfect crime—almost—as the culprits weren’t caught until January 1956,
just days before the statute of limitations for the theft expired.
The robbery’s mastermind was Anthony “Fats” Pino, a career criminal who recruited a group of 10 other men to stake out the depot for 18 months to
figure out when it held the most money. Pino’s men then managed to steal
plans for the depot’s alarm system, returning them before anyone noticed
they were gone.
Anthony “Fats” Pino.
The Brink’s building on Prince Street after the heist.
A detective examines the Brinks vault after the theft.
Burlap money bags recovered in a Boston junk yard from the
Brink’s robbery.
