1. In 1945, a B-24 Liberator bomber crashed into a mountain in Nevada, killing all 24 crew members on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1955, ten years later.

2. On May 12, 1864, the Second Battle of Pyramid Lake took place between the Paiute Indians and U.S. Army soldiers. The Paiute successfully defended their village and inflicted heavy casualties on the Army.

3. Nevada became the 36th state in the U.S. on October 31, 1864, but the constitution was signed and adopted on May 12th of the same year.

4. In 1925, a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck Nevada, causing damage to buildings and roads in Reno and other cities.

5. Legendary entertainment performer Liberace was born on May 16, 1919, in Wisconsin, but he lived in Las Vegas for many years and became a staple of the city's entertainment scene. He opened his own museum on the Las Vegas Strip in 1979, which housed a collection of his extravagant costumes and memorabilia. The museum closed in 2010, but Liberace's impact on the city's culture and history remains.