[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: Gemini - The Twins
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:
Cover the Uninsured Week
EMS Week
International Whistler’s Week
National Pickle Week
National Safe Boating Week
National Shoe Week
Week of Solidarity with the People of Non-Self-Governing Territories
Today is:
National Blueberry Cheesecake Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/54/1/National-Blueberry-Cheesecake-Day.html
National Cherry Dessert Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/55/1/National-Cherry-Dessert-Day.html
Sally Ride Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Ride
Senior Health & Fitness Day http://www.fitnessday.com/
On This Date
May 26, 1647:
A new law banned Catholic priests from the colony of Massachusetts. The penalty was banishment or death for a second offense. <wait a sec, didn’t they flee england for freedom of religon?>
May 26, 1660:
King Charles II of England landed at Dover after being exiled for nine years.
May 26, 1670:
A treaty was signed in secret in Dover, England, between Charles II and Louis XIV ending the hostilities between them.
May 26, 1791:
The French Assembly forced King Louis XVI to hand over the crown and state assets.
May 26, 1896:
The last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, was crowned. <if he’d known he was the last, i wonder if he would have turned it down>
May 26, 1938:
The House Committee on Un-American Activities began its work of searching for subversives in the United States. <and thus, a beginning of an era>
May 26, 1959:
The word “Frisbee” became a registered trademark of Wham-O.
May 26, 1974:
In London, 1,000 people needed medical treatment and a 14 year old girl died when a crowd lost control at a David Cassidy concert. <and that was the beginning of the end, he called off his musical career>
May 26, 1975:
American stuntman Evel Knievel suffered severe spinal injuries in Britain when he crashed while attempting to jump 13 buses in his car.
May 26, 1998:
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ellis Island was mainly in New Jersey, not New York. <i’m glad they settle that, that was really bothering me>
Birthdays
James Arness - 87
Levon Helm - 68
Stevie Nicks - 62
Pam Grier - 61
Philip Michael Thomas - 61
Hank Williams Jr - 61
Sally Ride - 59
Bobcat Goldthwait - 48
Lenny Kravitz - 46
Helena Bonham-Carter - 44
Quote of the Day
Who wants to see me as ‘Hamlet’? Very few. But millions want to see me as Frankenstein so that’s the one I do.
–Peter Cushing
