BENJAMIN RADFORD, EDITOR
November 1, 1755: The Great Lisbon Earthquake kills over 100,000 on All Saints Day and inspires many subsequent works of theodicy.
November 4, 1985: Over 1,500 Scientologists crowd the Los Angeles County Courthouse in an unsuccessful attempt to block the release of the secret “Operating Thetan Level III” materials. The story of Xenu is printed in the L.A. Times the next day.