[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:
Children’s Book Week
Grand Prix de Monaco
National Bike Week
National Hamburger Week
National Music Week
National Nursing Home Week
National Pet Week
National Police Week
National Return to Work Week
National Stuttering Awareness Week
National Women’s Health Week
Reading Is Fun Week
Salute to Moms 35+ Week
Salvation Army Week
Universal Family Week
Today is:
Armed Forces Day http://www.defense.gov/afd/
International Day of Families http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/family/
National Chocolate Chip Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/35/1/National-Chocolate-Chip-Day.html
National Safety Dose Day http://www.dosekeeper.com/DK_Recycling_Program.html
Nylon Stockings Day http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art23495.asp
Over the Rainbow Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Frank_Baum
Police/Peace Officer’s Memorial Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Officers_Memorial_Day
Preakness Stakes http://www.preakness.com/
Straw Hat Day http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/tribune/08/wf_0818.htm
On This Date
May 15, 1911:
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
May 15, 1928:
Mickey and Minnie Mouse made their film debut in the animated cartoon Plane Crazy.
May 15, 1940:
Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the U.S.
May 15, 1942:
Gasoline rationing began in the U.S. The limit was 3 gallons a week for nonessential vehicles. <who got to decide which vehicles were nonessential?>
May 15, 1971:
Two short films by John Lennon were shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
May 15, 1997:
The Space shuttle Atlantis blasted off on a mission to deliver urgently needed repair equipment and a fresh American astronaut to Russia’s orbiting Mir station. <just how fresh was this guy?>
Birthdays
Madeleine Albright - 73
David Cronenberg - 67
Brian Eno - 62
Lee Horsley - 55
David Charvet - 38
David Krumholtz - 32
Quote of the Day
Ever since the young men have owned motorcycles, incest has been dying out.
–Max Frisch
