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LEGENDARY PHARAOH’S BRACELET STOLEN

Split image of pharoah mask, gold bracelet

(FOX NEWS) – A once-powerful pharaoh’s priceless bracelet was
melted down and sold after being stolen from an Egyptian
museum, according to local officials.

The disappearance of the bracelet, which once belonged to
Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope, was announced by the
Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Sept. 17.

Officials circulated images of the artifact to airports and border crossings.

The artifact was taken from the restoration laboratory of the
Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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Tourists at Egyptian Museum in Cairo
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo remains one of the country’s most popular destinations for tourists worldwide.

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TRULY A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION EVENT

AV-8B Harrier comes to Tillamook photo 2

TILLAMOOK, Ore. (KATU) — The Tillamook Air Museum is
set to welcome a new addition to its collection on Monday.

An AV-8B Harrier is set to join the nearly three dozen
aircraft on display at the museum.

The Harrier will fly into Tillamook between 3:30 p.m. and
4:30 p.m., according to the museum’s
Facebook page.

After a few safety components are removed, the public
will be welcome to approach the aircraft, meet the pilot
and maintenance crew, and take photos before it is
moved inside the museum.

AV-8B Harrier comes to Tillamook photo 3


The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a
single-engine
ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the
second generation of the
Harrier
family, capable of vertical
or
short takeoff and
landing (V/STOL).

The aircraft is primarily employed on light attack or
multi-role missions, ranging from close air support of
ground troops to armed
reconnaissance.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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THE ‘JEWEL HEIST OF THE CENTURY’

perp walk of two men
Jack Roland Murphy, who also went by "Murf the Surf,"
was sentenced to three years in jail for stealing 24 gems
from the American Museum of Natural History.

Two men broke into the American Museum of Natural History
in New York City and made off with millions of dollars in gems
on this day in history, Oct. 29, 1964.

The theft was the largest jewel heist in U.S. history.

Among the 24 gems stolen by Allan Dale Kuhn, 26, and Jack
Roland Murphy (also known as "Murf the Surf"), 27, were the
Star of India, a 563.35 carat sapphire; the DeLong Star Ruby,
a 100.32 carat ruby; and the Midnight Star, a black sapphire
weighing 116 carats.
 

Kuhn and Murphy were eventually captured and arrested —
and tried for the jewel heist.
 

gemstones
The Star of India, left, and the DeLong Star Ruby, center,
at the Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals inside the
American Museum of Natural History in New York. The
two were among the 24 gems stolen in the heist.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Today In History - September 21, 1780: Benedict Arnold commits treason

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CAMILLE BOHANNON

Medical Innovations: Polio | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

On August 10, 1921, after a day of strenuous activity, 39-year-old 
Franklin D.Roosevelt came down with an illness characterized by
fevers, ascending paralysis, facial paralysis, prolonged bowel
and
bladder dysfunction, and numbness and hypersensitivity
of the
skin. Roosevelt came close to death from the illness.

He faced many life-threatening medical problems including the possibility of respiratory failure, urinary tract infection, injury to
the urethra or bladder, decubitus ulcers, clots in the leg veins,
and malnutrition. Eleanor’s nursing care was responsible for
Roosevelt’s survival.

Most of the symptoms resolved themselves, but he was left
permanently paralyzed from the waist down.


Lieutenant Governor George Lunn, FDR, John W. Davis, and
Al Smith at Roosevelt’s family home in Hyde Park, New York. FDR is supporting himself on crutches. August 7, 1924.


FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt at their home in Hyde Park,
New York during the annual pilgrimage of the Dutchess
County Historical Society. September 16, 1927.

1959 Easter Seals | 1959 Easter Seals | File Photo Digital Archive | Flickr

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THE LAST OLDS CAME OF THE LINE IN 2004

On This Day, April 29th

On April 29, 2004, the last Oldsmobile came off the assembly
line
at the Lansing Car Assembly plant in Michigan, signaling
the end of the 106-year-old automotive brand, America’s oldest.

Factory workers signed the last Oldsmobile, an Alero sedan,
before the vehicle was moved to Lansing’s R.E. Olds Museum
where it went on display.

The last 500 Aleros ever manufactured featured “Final 500″
emblems and were painted dark metallic cherry red.

Last Oldsmobile the Oldest Automotive Brand Name in U.S. Rolls Off Lansing Assembly Line

Historia de la Calidad timeline | Timetoast timelines
Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950)

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum, Lansing, Michigan | Flickr

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