Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to Your Daily History for May 9th
1265- Traditionally Dante Alighieri, author of The Divine Comedy is born in the Rebublic of Florence
1671 - English adventurer Thomas Blood makes his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London
1862 - US Naval Academy is relocated to its current home in Annapolis, Maryland
1914 - President Woodrow Wilson signs a proclamation formally designating Mothers Day
1958 - Vertigo is released starring Jimmy Stewart, directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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