May 15

On the 15th in 1800, James Hadfield attempted to assassinate King George III while the king was attending a performance at the Drury Lane Theater in London, England. Upon firing a shot at the king during the playing of the British national anthem, and missing, Hadfield said to his majesty “God bless your royal highness; I like you very well; you are a good fellow." Of course, Hadfield was charged with attempted murder. He would be acquitted of the murder charges by reason of insanity. Considering George III’s own shaky grasp on reality, it is ironic that it was only Hadfield who had to spend the rest of his life as a resident of the Bethlem Royal Hospital. This is the hospital for the insane from which we get the word bedlam.
Confirming yet again that God does indeed work in mysterious ways His wonders to perform, also on the 15th but in 1252, Pope Innocent IV(pictured below) issued the papal bull exstirpanda, which authorized the torture of heretics in the Inquisition. I am certain that God is still scratching his head and asking Himself ‘Geez, why did I do this?’