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. (FOX NEWS)

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. 

James A. Oliver, director of the Museum of Natural History, inspecting the case that held jewels stolen from the
museum.

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.

1962

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May 30, 1997. The company assumed the name of Yum! Brands
on May 22, 2002. 

Cooperstown philanthropist Stephen C. Clark – seeking a way
to celebrate and protect the National Pastime as well as an
economic engine for Cooperstown – asked National League
president Ford C. Frick if he would support the establishment
of a Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

The idea was welcomed, and in 1936 the inaugural Hall of Fame
class of Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe
Ruth and Honus Wagner was elected.

Stephen Carlton Clark
(August 29, 1882 – September 17, 1960)

Fans gather in front of the Hall of Fame on June 12, 1939 for
the first induction ceremony.

COOPERSTOWN, NY – JULY, 1939. The first inductees to
the Baseball Hall of Fame pose for a group portrait in Cooperstown in July of 1939. They are: top row left to
right Honus Wagner, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Tris
Speaker, Nap Lajoie, George Sisler, and Walter Johnson.
Front row Eddie Collins, Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, and
Cy Young.

On May 17, 1943, the crew of the Memphis Belle, one of a group
of American bombers based in Britain, became one of the first
B-17 crews to complete 25 missions over Europe and return to
the United States.

The Memphis Belle performed its 25th and last mission, in a
bombing raid against Lorient, a German submarine base.

Visitors gather for a private viewing of the Memphis Belle,
a Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress,” at the National Museum
of the U.S. Air Force.

(FOXNEWS) – Around 300 pieces of silver from two Viking treasures,
with approximately 50 whole coins, were found last fall in a Danish
field at Bramslev.

The coins were located around fives miles away from the Viking
castle Fyrkat, and date back to more than a thousand years ago.

The treasures were found less than 164 feet apart, containing
the coins and cut-up silver jewelry. 

North Jutland Museums said in a statement that the treasures
probably served as a means of payment by weight.

North Jutland Art Museum in Denmark.