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COINS FROM VIKING TREASURE FOUND

Coins from the treasures

(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.

The rare trove was reportedly unearthed by a young girl with
a metal
detector

A cross coin

North Jutland Museum - Larry Speck
North Jutland Art Museum in Denmark.

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BALL GLOVE WAS BIG ‘CATCH’ AT AUCTION

Babe Ruth glove

(Fox News) – A baseball glove that Babe Ruth used nearly a century
ago while playing for the New York Yankees sold for a record $1.5
million at an auction on Saturday.
 

Ruth gifted the glove, which has light wear and even a "spatter
from tobacco juice," to Jimmy Austin, who played for the St.
Louis Browns.

It remained in Austin’s family until it was sold at the Louisville
Slugger Museum & Factory
auction on Saturday.

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George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr.
(February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948)

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(December 8, 1879 – March 6, 1965)

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THE GOOSE FLEW FOR FIRST TIME IN 1947

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The Hughes Flying Boat—at one time the largest aircraft ever built—
was piloted by designer
Howard Hughes on its first and only flight.

Built with laminated birch and spruce (hence the nickname the
Spruce Goose) the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan
longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than
700 men to battle.

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Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
(December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976)

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Today the Spruce Goose remains in good condition and is on display in McMinnville, Oregon at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum.

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MUSEUM FOR PINBALL MACHINES IN JERSEY

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A museum in New Jersey is giving people a fun and interactive experience from the past.

According to Reuters, the Silverball Retro Arcade in Asbury Park,
New Jersey, holds more than 150 working pinball machines that
visitors can play. Some of the machines date back to the 1950’s.

Robert Ilvento (below) and Steve Zuckerman are co-founders of
the museum.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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1977

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