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The Lufthansa Heist
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On this day in 1978, more than 5 million nominal dollars were stolen from a vault at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. You may use the comment thread on this page to discuss the legacy of a robbery that became known as the Lufthansa heist, or to pursue other points of off-topic, freewheeling discourse.
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