May

May 7 in History

May 7 in Pop Culture History May 7 is… Barrier Awareness Day National Cosmopolitan Day Roast Leg of Lamb Day National Tourism Day Paste Up (Paste-Up) Day 1718 – La Nouvelle-Orleans (now New Orleans) was founded by the French Mississippi Company, under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land inhabited by the […]

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May 6 in History

May 6 in Pop Culture History May 6 is… National Beverage Day Joseph Brackett Day National Crêpe Suzette Day National Nurses Day National Tourist Appreciation Day No Homework Day (also the last Friday in March) 1840 (Tornado) Natchez, Mississippi 1851 – Linus Yale, Jr. was granted a patent (#8,071) for the invention of his “Self-Detaching

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May 5 in History

May 5 in Pop Culture History Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that is celebrated annually on May 5th. It commemorates the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla on May 5th, 1862. The holiday is primarily celebrated in Mexico and the United States, with parades, music, and traditional food

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May 4 in History

May 4 in Pop Culture History May 4 is… Anti-Bullying Day Bird Day Candied Orange Peel Day International Firefighters’ Day (AKA Day of Fire Service, IFFD, and St. Florian’s Day) World Give Day K.I.N.D. Day (Also known as Kids in Need of Diapers Day) National Kids Fitness Day Orange Juice Day Petite and Proud Day

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May 3 in History

May 3 in Pop Culture History May 3 is… Chocolate Custard Day Garden Meditation Day Lumpy Rug Day Paranormal Day World Press Freedom Day Public Radio Day Raspberry Popover Day (Raspberry Tart Day) SAN Architect Day Specially-abled Pets Day (Also known as Disabled Pets Day) National Textiles Day Two Different Colored Shoes Day Sun Day

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May 2 in History

May 2 in Pop Culture History May 2 is… Baby Day Brothers and Sisters Day (Also known as Sibling Appreciation Day) National Fire Day National Life Insurance Day National Play Your Ukulele Day Scurvy Awareness Day Take a Baby to Lunch Day National Truffle Day World Tuna Day 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England,

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May 1 in History

May 1 May 1st is… Couple Appreciation Day CSS Reboot Day Executive Coaching Day Frequent Flyer Day Global Love Day International Workers’ Day Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Day Law Day Lei Day Loyalty Day May Day Mother Goose Day National Chocolate Parfait Day National Purebred Dog Day New Homeowners Day Phone in Sick Day

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May 31 in History

May 31 in Pop Culture History May 31st is… Autonomous Vehicle Day Macaroon Day Save Your Hearing Day Smile Day Speak in Sentences Day Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day 1279 BC – Ramesses II became pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He may have been the pharaoh involved with Moses. He was the subject of Percy Bysshe Shelly’s

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May 30 in History

May 30 in Pop Culture History May 30th is… Loomis Day Creativity Day Hole In My Bucket Day Mint Julep Day Water a Flower Day World Multiple Sclerosis Day 1431 – At Rouen, Normandy, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy. 1631 – Gazette de France, the first French newspaper, began publication.

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