This Day in History 1/17/21

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 17th. It was almost the perfect crime: On this day in 1950, 11 men stole $2.7 million--more than $29 million today--from the Brinks Armored Car Depot in Boston.The men staked out the depot for more than 18 months to determine when it would hold the most money, stole plans for the building’s alarm system, and then entered the building wearing fake uniforms and Halloween masks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices