Today is May 2 2015

National Truffle Day: More
The chocolate candy.

• National Bombshells’ Day: More
  By Victoria's Secret, 2015. First Saturday in May
• National Life Insurance Day: More
  Anniversary of first American Life Insurance company.
• National Scrapbook /Scrapping Day: More
  Since 1994 by 'Creative Memories'. First Saturday in May
• Brothers and Sisters Day: More
  Sibling's Day was April 10.
• Free Comic Book day: More
  Since 2002. Designed to increase readership. Coordinated by Diamond Comic Distributors.
• Baby Day: More
  On Benjamin Spock,'s birthday in 1903. Emphasis on the joy and care of babies.
• Join Hands Day: More
  Community effort to help both the young and old to understand and appreciate each other.
• World Naked Gardening Day: More
  Just what it says.
• Kentucky Derby: More
  2015 is the 141 running.
• Roberts Rule of Order Day: More
  On the birthday of the book's author, Brig. Gen. Henry Martyn Robert.
• HerbDay: More
  Promotion of the benefits of herbs.

Health

• Dystonia Awareness Week (GB) More
  First day of May 2-10 event in Great Britain. From the web site: 'Dystonia is the term used to describe uncontrollable and sometimes painful muscle spasms caused by incorrect signals from the brain.'
• EveryPlateFull (CA) More
  First day of May 2-8 food drive in Canada. Theme: 'Together we’re filling plates and changing the stats.'
• National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week (US) More
  First day of May 2-9 event. From the web site: 'Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a genetic bone disorder characterized by fragile bones that break easily. It is also known as “brittle bone disease.” The term literally means “bone that is imperfectly made from the beginning of life.” A person is born with this disorder and is affected throughout his or her life time.'
• Scurvy Awareness Day More
  From the web site: 'Scurvy is a condition caused by a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet. Signs of scurvy include tiredness, muscle weakness, joint and muscle aches, a rash on the legs, and bleeding gums. In the past, scurvy was common among sailors and other people deprived of fresh fruits and vegetables for long periods of time.'

Other

• National Education Day in Indonesia More
  
• National Start Seeing Monarchs Day More
  Awareness and preservation. First Saturday in Ma
• National Tuna Day More
  By the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation.

• In 1853, Franconi’s Hippodrome (for animals, races add circus ) opened at Broadway and 23rd Street in New York City. The later New York Hippodrome was built in 1905.
  From Wikipedia: 'The site that would become the Fifth Avenue Hotel was once the location of "Madison Cottage", a frame structure with a eighteenth-century core that had served as a stagecoach stop for passengers headed north from the city. From 1853 to 1856 it was replaced by Franconi's Hippodrome, a tent-like structure of canvas and wood which could accommodate up to 10,000 spectators who watched chariot races and other "Amusesments of the Ancient Greeks and Romans". It was this structure that was torn down to make way for the hotel.
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• In 1885, Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
  From Wikipedia: 'Good Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Housekeeping Seal," popularly known as the "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval"'.
  
  'Good Housekeeping was founded May 2, 1885 by Clark W. Bryan in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
  
  The magazine achieved a circulation of 300,000 by 1911, at which time it was bought by the Hearst Corporation. It topped one million in the mid-1920s, and continued to rise, even during the Great Depression and its aftermath. In 1938, a year in which the magazine advertising dropped 22 percent, Good Housekeeping showed an operating profit of $2,583,202, more than three times the profit of Hearst's other eight magazines combined, and probably the most profitable monthly of its time. Circulation topped 2,500,000 in 1943, 3,500,000 in the mid-1950s, 5,000,000 in 1962, and 5,500,000 per month in 1966. 1959 profits were more than $11 million.
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• In 1902, The French silent film 'A Trip to the Moon', the first science fiction film was released. It was created by magician George Melies.
  From Wikipedia: 'A Trip to the Moon is a 1902 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès. Inspired by a wide variety of sources, including Jules Verne's novels From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, the film follows a group of astronomers who travel to the Moon in a cannon-propelled capsule, explore the Moon' s surface, escape from an underground group of Selenites (lunar inhabitants), and return to Earth with a captive Selenite. It features an ensemble cast of French theatrical performers, led by Méliès himself in the main role of Professor Barbenfouillis, and is filmed in the overtly theatrical style for which Méliès became famous.
  
  The film was an internationally popular success on its release, and was extensively pirated by other studios, especially in the United States. Its unusual length, lavish production values, innovative special effects, and emphasis on storytelling were markedly influential on other film- makers and ultimately on the development of narrative film as a whole. Scholars have commented upon the film's extensive use of pataphysical and anti-imperialist satire, as well as on its wide influence on later film-makers and its artistic significance within the French theatrical féerie tradition. Though the film disappeared into obscurity after Méliès's retirement from the film industry, it was rediscovered around 1930, when Méliès's importance to the history of cinema was beginning to be recognized by film devotees. An original hand-colored print was discovered in 1993 and restored in 2011.
  
  A Trip to the Moon was named one of the 100 greatest films of the 20th century by The Village Voice, ranked 84th. The film remains the best-known of the hundreds of films made by Méliès, and the moment in which the capsule lands in the Moon's eye remains one of the most iconic and frequently referenced images in the history of cinema. It is widely regarded as the earliest example of the science fiction film genre and, more generally, as one of the most influential films in cinema history'.
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• In 1918, General Motors purchases the Delaware based, Chevrolet Motor Company.
  From Wikipedia: 'Chevrolet, loquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2, 1918 and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant's second ousting in 1919, Alfred Sloan, with his maxim "a car for every purse and purpose," would pick the Chevrolet brand to become the volume leader in the General Motors family, selling mainstream vehicles to compete with Henry Ford's Model T in 1919 and overtaking Ford as the best-selling car in the United States by 1929.
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• In 1932, Comedian Jack Benny's first radio show premieres on the NBC Blue Network.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio-TV comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century American comedy.
  
  'Jack Benny first appeared on radio as a guest of Ed Sullivan in 1932. He was then given his own show later that year, with Canada Dry Ginger Ale as a sponsor —The Canada Dry Ginger Ale Program, beginning May 2, 1932, on the NBC Blue Network and continuing there for six months until October 26, moving the show to CBS on October 30. With Ted Weems leading the band, Benny stayed on CBS until January 26, 1933.
  
  Arriving at NBC on March 17, Benny did The Chevrolet Program until April 1, 1934. He continued with The General Tire Revue for the rest of that season, and in the fall of 1934, for General Foods as The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny (1934–42) and, when sales of Jell-O were affected by sugar rationing during World War II, The Grape Nuts Flakes Program Starring Jack Benny (Later the Grape Nuts and Grape Nuts Flakes Program) (1942–44). On October 1, 1944, the show became The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny, when American Tobacco's Lucky Strike cigarettes took over as his radio sponsor, through the mid-1950s. By that time, the practice of using the sponsor's name as the title began to fade.
  
  The show returned to CBS on January 2, 1949, as part of CBS president William S. Paley's notorious "raid" of NBC talent in 1948-49. There it stayed for the remainder of its radio run, which ended on May 22, 1955. CBS aired repeats of previous 1953-55 radio episodes from 1956 to 1958 as The Best of Benny for State Farm Insurance, who later sponsored his television program from 1960 through 1965'.
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• In 1952, The world's first jet airliner passenger service begins with a BOAC Comet.
  From Wikipedia: 'The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the world's first production commercial jetliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at its Hatfield Aerodrome, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, the Comet 1 prototype first flew on 27 July 1949. It featured an aerodynamically clean design with four de Havilland Ghost turbojet engines buried in the wings, a pressurised fuselage, and large square windows. For the era, it offered a relatively quiet, comfortable passenger cabin and showed signs of being a commercial success at its 1952 debut.
  
  A year after entering commercial service the Comets began suffering problems, with three of them breaking up during mid-flight in well- publicised accidents. This was later found to be due to catastrophic metal fatigue in the airframes, not well understood at the time. The Comet was withdrawn from service and extensively tested to discover the cause; the first incident had been incorrectly blamed on adverse weather. Design flaws, including dangerous stresses at the corners of the square windows and installation methods, were ultimately identified. As a result, the Comet was extensively redesigned with oval windows, structural reinforcement, and other changes. Rival manufacturers meanwhile heeded the lessons learned from the Comet while developing their own aircraft'.
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• In 2000, Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access is no longer restricted to only the military.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. The system provides critical capabilities to military, civil, and commercial users around the world. The United States government created the system, maintains it, and makes it freely accessible to anyone with a GPS receiver.'
  
  'Initially, the highest quality signal was reserved for military use, and the signal available for civilian use was intentionally degraded (Selective Availability). This changed with President Bill Clinton signing a policy directive in 1996 to turn off Selective Availability in May 2000 to provide the same precision to civilians that was afforded to the military. The directive was proposed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense, William Perry, because of the widespread growth of differential GPS services to improve civilian accuracy and eliminate the U.S. military advantage. Moreover, the U.S. military was actively developing technologies to deny GPS service to potential adversaries on a regional basis'.
  
  Since its deployment, the U.S. has implemented several improvements to the GPS service including new signals for civil use and increased accuracy and integrity for all users, all the while maintaining compatibility with existing GPS equipment. Modernization of the satellite system has been an ongoing initiative by the U.S. Department of Defense through a series of satellite acquisitions to meet the growing needs of the military, civilians, and the commercial market'.
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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Truffle Day',
[The Hankster says] Don't take the pigs away from their trough or let the dogs out for a romp in the woods. This is the chocolate candy, and not the highly priced fungus that is sniffed out with swine or canines.

My head will sure be up for this one. Tomorrow is 'National Bombshells’ Day'. By Victoria's Secret, 2015. First Saturday in May
[The Hankster says] Stores should have some events and prizes. Nope, already checked guys, a free blond is not one.

Tomorrow is 'National Life Insurance Day'. Anniversary of first American Life Insurance company.

Save those memories. Tomorrow is 'National Scrapbook /Scrapping Day'. Since 1994 by 'Creative Memories'. First Saturday in May.
[The Hankster says] You will wish you did.

Tomorrow is 'Brothers and Sisters Day'. Sibling's Day was April 10.
[The Hankster says] There is a effort to give siblings day the same status as Mothers and Fathers day. The Brother and Sisters day was started by a lady who tried to get in touch with her brother too late. He had passed away.

If you can find a participating store, tomorrow is 'Free Comic Book day'. Since 2002. Designed to increase readership. Coordinated by Diamond Comic Distributors.

'Baby Day' is tomorrow. On Benjamin Spock,'s birthday in 1903. Emphasis on the joy and care of babies.

We have taken care of brothers and sisters and babies,. Tomorrow is also 'Join Hands Day'. Community effort to help both the young and old to understand and appreciate each other.

It will be 'World Naked Gardening Day' tomorrow.
[The Hankster says] Just what it says. My goodness, I get embarrassed when I pull a worm out of its hole and it didn't have time to dress yet.

Gentlemen start your engines, no wait a minute, that is not right. Well anyway, tomorrow is 'Kentucky Derby'. 2015 is the 141st running.

Attention, attention, please. Tomorrow is 'Roberts Rule of Order Day'. On the birthday of the book's author, Brig. Gen. Henry Martyn Robert.

Think healthy. It will be 'HerbDay' tomorrow. Promotion of the benefits of herbs.

Awareness days tomorrow:

Health
-Dystonia Awareness Week (GB)'. First day of May 2-10 event in Great Britain. From the web site: 'Dystonia is the term used to describe uncontrollable and sometimes painful muscle spasms caused by incorrect signals from the brain.'
- 'EveryPlateFull (CA)'. First day of May 2-8 food drive in Canada. Theme: 'Together we’re filling plates and changing the stats.'
- 'National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week (US). First day of May 2-9 event. From the web site: 'Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a genetic bone disorder characterized by fragile bones that break easily. It is also known as “brittle bone disease.” The term literally means “bone that is imperfectly made from the beginning of life.” A person is born with this disorder and is affected throughout his or her life time.'
- 'Scurvy Awareness Day'. From the web site: 'Scurvy is a condition caused by a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet. Signs of scurvy include tiredness, muscle weakness, joint and muscle aches, a rash on the legs, and bleeding gums. In the past, scurvy was common among sailors and other people deprived of fresh fruits and vegetables for long periods of time.'

Other
- 'National Education Day in Indonesia'.
- 'National Start Seeing Monarchs Day'. Awareness and preservation. First Saturday in May'.
- 'National Tuna Day'. By the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation.

Johannes Kepler once said 'Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.'
[The Hankster says] Others throughout time have bravely gone where no man has gone before. Let us see if on May 2 in the past, if we can find those who faced truth or let it pass them by.

In 1853, Franconi’s Hippodrome (for animals, races and circus opened at Broadway and 23rd Street in New York City. The later New York Hippodrome was built in 1905'.

In 1885, Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time'.

In 1902, The French silent film 'A Trip to the Moon', the first science fiction film was released. It was created by magician George Melies'.

In 1918, General Motors purchases the Delaware based, Chevrolet Motor Company'.

In 1932, Comedian Jack Benny's first radio show premieres on the NBC Blue Network'.

In 1952, The world's first jet airliner passenger service begins with a BOAC Comet'.

In 2000, Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access is no longer restricted to only the military'.

No. 1 song

• Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders: More
  'I'm Telling You Now' has been displaced by 'Game of Love', which will hold the no. 1 spot until May 11 1965, when 'Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits', takes over.

Top movie

• The Sound of Music (again) More
  Having displaced 'In Harm's Way', it will be there until the weekend box office of May 9 1965 when, 'Brainstorm', takes over.

• FamousBirthdays.com: May 2 Birthdays More
• FamousDaily.com: May 2 History More
• History.com: Historical Events on 2nd May More
• HistoryOrb.com: Famous Deaths on 2nd May More
• On-This-day.com history 2nd May More
• On-This-day.com music history 2nd May More
• Wikipedia.com: History May 2 More

Monthly holiday / awareness days in May

Food
Aramanth May Grain of the Month
Gifts From The Garden Month
International / National Mediterranean Diet Month
National Barbeque Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
National Salsa Month
National Sweet Vidalia Onions Month
National Vinegar Month
National Youth Traffic Safety Month

Health and Well-Being
Descriptions are simple dictionary definitions and are not meant to be a full medical description.
ALS Awareness Month (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Arthritis Awareness Month
Asthma Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month (communication disorders)
Borderline Personality Disorder Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Celiac Awareness Month (gluten sensitivity)
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
EDS Awareness Month ((Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - inherited disorder affecting connective tissues)
Family Wellness Month
Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month (musculoskeletal pain, fatigue,)
Global Civility Awareness Month
Global Health and Fitness Month
Heal the Children Month (provides critical medical care to children all around the world)
Healthy Vision Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month (hereditary disease marked by degeneration of the brain cells)
Lupus Awareness Month (chronic, autoimmune disease effecting skin, joints, organs)
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
National Better Hearing Month
National Hepatitis Awareness Month (inflammation of the liver)
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
Neurofibromatosis / NF Awareness Month (gentic disorder, most concerned with tumors of the nerves)
Lyme Disease Awareness Month (inflammatory disease transmitted by bacteria via ticks)
National Mental Health Month
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month ( brittle and fragile bone disease)
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Physiotherapy Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Toddler Immunization Month
National Tuberous Sclerosis Month
National Water Safety Month
Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month (genetic condition of Infants, slow growth, weakness)
Preeclampsia Awareness Month (a condition in pregnancy)
Strike Out Strokes Month
Tay-Sachs and Canavan Diseases Month (progressive deterioration of nerve cells )
Tourettes Syndrome Awareness (neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics)
Women's Health Care Month

Environmental
American Wetlands Month
Clean Air Month
Gardening for Wildlife Month

Other
APS Awareness Month (American Physical Society)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Building Safety Month
Creative Beginnings Month
Drum Month (music)
Get Caught Reading Month
Golf Month
Haitian Heritage Month
International Audit Month
International Business Image Improvement Month
Latino Books Month
Motorcycle Safety Month
National Bike Month
National Foster Care Month
National Good Car Keeping Month
National Inventors Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Photo Month
National Preservation Month (by The National Register of Historic Places)
National Smile Month
Older Americans Month
Personal History Month
Social Security Education Awareness Month
Tennis Month
Young Achievers of Tomorrow Month

Pets
Chip Your Pet Month
Go Fetch! Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month
National Pet Month
National Service Dog Eye Examination Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month

May is:

May origin (from Wikipedia):
The month May was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the maiores, Latin for 'elders,' and that the following month (June) is named for the iuniores, or 'young people'

May ' is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.
May is a month of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere (Summer in Europe). Therefore May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. '

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If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago, or your 45 RPM record player was broke, you might watch one of these shows on TV.
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Best selling books of 1965 More

• Astronomy Picture of the Day: More
• NOAA: - National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: More
• Listen to Old Radio Shows: (streaming mp3 with schedule) More
• NASA TV: (video feed) More
  NASA TV schedule: More
• Public Domain eBook Links

  Sites for downloading or reading free Public Domain eBooks. Available in various formats. More

• Podcast: A Moment of Science. Approximately 1 minute general science facts.
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• Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
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• Podcast: Quirks & Quarks. Current science news.
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• Articles and videos: Universe Today. Current space and astronomy news.
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• Old Picture of the Day - "Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph."
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Below, are listed several holiday sites that I reference in addition to other holiday researches.

US Government Holidays

• 2015 Postal Holidays More
• 2015 Official Federal Holidays More

Holidays Worldwide

• List of holidays by country More
• Holidays and Observances around the World More