[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)
May Flowers of the Month: Lily-Of-The-Valley & Hawthorn
Zodiac Sign: Taurus, the Bull
The name for the Moon in May: Planter’s Moon, Milk Moon
May Birthstone: Emerald, Agate - Meaning: Love, Success
This is:
ALS Awareness Month
American Wetlands Month
Better Hearing & Speech Month
Better Sleep Month
Breathe Easy Month
Clean Air Month
Correct Posture Month
Creative Beginnings Month
Date Your Mate Month
Family Support Month
Flower Month
Foot Health Month
Foster Care Month
Get Caught Reading Month
Gifts from the Garden Month
Go Fetch! Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month
International Respect for Chickens Month
Mental Health Month
Modern Dance Month
Moms Are Marvelous Month
National Asparagus Month
National Barbecue Month
National Beef Month
National Bike Month
National Blood Pressure Month
National Chocolate Custard Month
National Duckling Month
National Egg Month
National Good Car Care-Keeping Month
National Hamburger Month
National Meditation Month
National Mine Month
National Motorcycle Safety Month
National Moving Month
National Photograph Month
National Recommitment Month
National Safety Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
National Scrapbooking Month
National Skin Care Awareness Month
National Smile Month
National Strawberry Month
National Vinegar Month
Older Americans Month
Spring
Teen CEO Month
Tennis Month
Young Achievers of Tomorrow Month
This Week is:
Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Week
Cartoon Appreciation Week
Clear Air Week
Golden Week http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Week_(Japan)
National Be Kind to Animals Week
National Dance Week
National Family Reading Week
National Herb Week
National Music Week
National Postcard Week
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
National Raisin Week
National Wildflower Week
Nurses Week
Read Me Week
Safe Kids Week
Today is:
Amtrak Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak
Beltaine http://www.chalicecentre.net/beltaine.htm
Free Comic Book Day http://www.freecomicbookday.com/
Hawaiian Lei Day http://gohawaii.about.com/cs/festivals/a/lei_day_hawaii.htm
Join Hands Day http://joinhandsday.org/
Keep Kids Alive! Drive 25 Day http://www.keepkidsalivedrive25.org/day/index.htm
Kentucky Derby http://www.kentuckyderby.com/
Law Day http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/home.shtml?icamp=sidebar_ad_041610
Loyalty Day http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/loyalty-day
Martin Z. Mollusk Day http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/27584-martin-z-mollusk-day-ocean-city
May Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day
Mother Goose Day http://www.librarysupport.net/mothergoosesociety/tips.html
National Chocolate Parfait Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/6/1/National-Chocolate-Parfait-Day.html
National Homebrew Day http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/events/national-homebrew-day
National Scrapbooking Day http://www.nationalscrapbookingday.com/
Save the Rhino Day http://www.dailynationalday.com/tag/save-the-rhino-day/
Silver Star Day http://www.silverstarfamilies.org/MISSOURI_SSBD_CITIES_COUNTIES.html
Stepmother’s Day http://www.holidays.net/mother/stepmothers_day.htm
Worthy Wage Day http://www.examiner.com/x-38946-Baltimore-Early-Childhood-Education-Examiner~y2010m4d29-draft
On This Date
May 1, 1486:
Christopher Columbus convinced Queen Isabella to fund an expedition to the West Indies. <pretty please, izzy?>
May 1, 1867:
Reconstruction in the South began with black voter registration. <ok, let’s get started!>
May 1, 1877:
U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes withdrew all Federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction. <even if you’re not finished, we are!>
May 1, 1912:
In London’s Kensington Gardens, a statue of Peter Pan was erected.
May 1, 1931:
New York City’s Empire State Building , at the time the tallest building in the world, opened.
May 1, 1961:
Fidel Castro announced there would be no more elections in Cuba. <it’s good to be the king>
May 1, 1989:
Police in California were called to a jewelry store after employees reported a suspicious person. The person turned out to be Michael Jackson shopping in disguise.
May 1, 2000:
The “Barbie for President” doll was released in stores.
Birthdays
Rita Coolidge - 65
Joanna Lumley - 64
Ray Parker Jr - 56
Tim McGraw - 43
Stacy - Administrator for TAN 
Dr. Grumblen - TAN Forum Member :cheer:
Elphie - TAN Forum Member :laugh:
State of Mind - Former TAN Forum Member :huh:
Quote of the Day
Good God, how much reverence can you have for a Supreme Being who finds it necessary to include such phenomena as phlegm and tooth-decay in His divine system of creation?
–Joseph Heller