May 9th


1671: Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. The he learns the REAL money is in skimming the collection plate.


1868: The city of Reno, Nevada, is founded. Then it's lost in a crooked dice game.


1950: L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics is released, the abridged version for barely-literate celebrities is published 10 years later.