Calendar
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May Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
National
Scrapbooking Day
May 3-10
May 4-10
Children's Book Week
Cinco de Mayo
(Mexico)
International
No Diet Day
World Red Cross
Day
Screen-Free Week
May 4-8
National Teacher
Day
School Nurse Day
Composer
Peter Tchaikovsky's
Birthday
(1840)
National Music Week
Teacher Appreciation
Week
2
Nelson Mandela
Elected
President of
South Africa
(1994)
9
Beatles Signed
First Recording
Contract
(1962)
World Asthma Day
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Mother's Day
May 10-16
Sports Writer
Mike Lupica's
Birthday
(1952)
Kite Day
U.S. Declared War
on Mexico
(1846)
First Olympic
Games Held
in U.S.
(1904)
Int'l Day of Families
Armed Forces
Day
Police Week
Transportation Week
Biographers Day
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19
20
21
22
23
International
Day
Against
Homophobia
International
Museum Day
May 18-25
New England
Confederation
Formed
(1643)
Charles Lindbergh
Began
Transatlantic Flight
(1927)
American Red Cross
Established (1881)
Buy a Musical
Instrument Day
Amelia Earhart
Flew Solo Across
the Atlantic (1932)
International Day for
Biological Diversity
Wright Brothers
Patented the
Aircraft
(1906)
Backyard Games Week
24
25
26
27
28
29
29
First Telegraph
Message
Transmitted
(1844)
Memorial Day
Sally Ride's
Birthday
(1951)
Golden Gate Bridge
Opened
(1937)
Athlete
Jim Thorpe's
Birthday
(1888)
Hillary and Tenzing
Reached Mt. Everest
Summit
(1953)
Lincoln Memorial
Dedicated
(1927)
31
World
No Tobacco Day
Fork Debuted in U.S.
(1630)
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Observances & Fun Facts
May 2015 is Observed as:
• National Bike Month
• National Physical Fitness and Sports
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• Healthy Vision Month
• Mediterranean Diet Month
• Ultraviolet Awareness Month
• Arthritis Awareness Month
Birthstone: Emerald
Fruit & Vegies for the Month of May:
• Mangos
• Limes
• Potatoes
May Flower: Lily of the Valley & Hawthorn
Astrological Signs :
Taurus (till 20th) & Gemini (21th ->)