<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Macaroon Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Macaroon):
'A macaroon is a type of small circular cake,
typically made from ground almonds (the original main ingredient), coconut,
and/or other nuts or even potato, with sugar, egg white, and sometimes
flavorings (e.g. honey, vanilla, spices), food coloring, glace cherries,
jam and/or a chocolate coating. Some recipes call for sweetened condensed
milk. Macaroons are often baked on edible rice paper placed on a baking
tray.
The name of the cake comes from the Italian maccarone or maccherone meaning
"paste", referring to the original almond paste ingredient this word
itself derives from ammaccare, meaning "to crush". The word
maccherone itself is derived from the Greek µa?a??a (makaria), a kind of
barley broth which was served to commemorate the dead. The first synthetic
of the word (makar) in Greek means "blessed, happy".
Culinary historians claim that macaroons can be traced to an Italian
monastery of the 9th century. The monks came to France in 1533, joined by
the pastry chefs of Catherine de Medici, wife of King Henri II. Later, two
Benedictine nuns, Sister Marguerite and Sister Marie-Elisabeth, came to
Nancy seeking asylum during the French Revolution. The two women paid for
their housing by baking and selling macaroon cookies, and thus became known
as the "Macaroon Sisters".
Recipes for macaroons (also spelled "mackaroon," "maccaroon"
and "mackaroom") appear in recipe books at least as early as 1725
(Robert Smith's Court Cookery, or the Complete English Cook), and use egg
whites and almond paste. Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management includes
a typical traditional recipe. Over time, coconut was added to the ground
almonds and, in certain recipes, replaced them. Potato starch is also
sometimes included in the recipe, to give the macaroons more body'.
[The Hankster says] Such a light cookie. I'll take a dozen to start with and a tall glass of cold milk. Since calories make you put on weight, they must be heavy. A light cookie means there are few calories. That is my thought, and I am sticking to it.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'Speak in Complete Sentences Day'. Promoting good language skills.
[The Hankster says] Yea, Right.
* 'National Save Your Hearing Day'.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'World No Tobacco Day'. Creatd by the World Health Organization in 1987.
- From Wikipedia (World No Tobacco Day):
'World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on May
31. It is intended to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all
forms of tobacco consumption around the globe. The day is further intended
to draw attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to
negative health effects, which currently lead to nearly 6 million deaths
each year worldwide, including 600,000 of which are the result of
non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. The member states of the
World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. In
the past twenty years, the day has been met with both enthusiasm and
resistance around the globe from governments,public health organizations,
smokers, growers, and the tobacco industry'.
<> Historical events on 31
* 'In 1859, Big Ben, the great bell in the clock tower at the Palace of
Westminster in London, begins operating.
- From Wikipedia: 'Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock
at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended
to refer to the clock and the clock tower. The tower is officially known as
Elizabeth Tower, renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
in 2012 previously it was known simply as the Clock Tower. The tower holds
the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world (after Minneapolis
City Hall). The tower was completed in 1859 and had its 150th anniversary
on 31 May 2009, during which celebratory events took place. The tower has
become one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and is often
in the establishing shot of films set in London.
The Elizabeth Tower (previously called the Clock Tower or St. Stephen's
Tower), more popularly known as Big Ben, was raised as a part of Charles
Barry's design for a new palace, after the old Palace of Westminster was
largely destroyed by fire on the night of 16 October 1834. The new
parliament was built in a neo-gothic style. Although Barry was the chief
architect of the palace, he turned to Augustus Pugin for the design of the
clock tower, which resembles earlier Pugin designs, including one for
Scarisbrick Hall. The design for the tower was Pugin's last design before
his final descent into madness and death, and Pugin himself wrote, at the
time of Barry's last visit to him to collect the drawings: I never worked
so hard in my life for Mr Barry for tomorrow I render all the designs for
finishing his bell tower and it is beautiful. The tower is designed in
Pugin's celebrated Gothic Revival style, and is 315 feet (96.0 m) high.
The bottom 200 feet (61.0 m) of the tower's structure consists of brickwork
with sand coloured Anston limestone cladding. The remainder of the tower's
height is a framed spire of cast iron. The tower is founded on a 50 feet
(15.2 m) square raft, made of 10 feet (3.0 m) thick concrete, at a depth of
13 feet (4.0 m) below ground level. The four clock dials are 180 feet (54.9
m) above ground. The interior volume of the tower is 164,200 cubic feet
(4,650 cubic metres).
The main bell, officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big
Ben, is the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of
Westminster.
Along with the Great Bell, the belfry houses four quarter bells which play
the Westminster Quarters on the quarter hours. The four quarter bells sound
G sharp, F sharp, E, and B.
The clock and dials were designed by Augustus Pugin. The clock dials are
set in an iron frame 23 feet (7.0 m) in diameter, supporting 312 pieces of
opal glass, rather like a stained-glass window. Some of the glass pieces
may be removed for inspection of the hands. The surround of the dials is
gilded. At the base of each clock dial in gilt letters...
On top of the pendulum is a small stack of old penny coins these are to
adjust the time of the clock. Adding a coin has the effect of minutely
lifting the position of the pendulum's centre of mass, reducing the
effective length of the pendulum rod and hence increasing the rate at which
the pendulum swings. Adding or removing a penny will change the clock's
speed by 0.4 seconds per day'. .
* 'In 1870, E.J. DeSemdt patented asphalt cement.
- From Wikipedia (Asphalt): 'Asphalt also known as bitumen is a sticky,
black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may be
found in natural deposits or may be a refined product it is a substance
classed as a pitch. Until the 20th century, the term asphaltum was also
used. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek ?sfa?t?? ásphaltos.
The primary use (70%) of asphalt/bitumen is in road construction, where it
is used as the glue or binder mixed with aggregate particles to create
asphalt concrete. Its other main uses are for bituminous waterproofing
products, including production of roofing felt and for sealing flat roofs'.
- From Wikipedia (Asphalt concrete):
'Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North
America, and tarmac or bitumen macadam in Great Britain and Ireland) is a
composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking lots, and
airports. It consists of mineral aggregate bound together with asphalt,
laid in layers, and compacted. The process was refined and enhanced by
Belgian inventor and U.S. immigrant Edward de Smedt.[2] It is increasingly
being used as the core of embankment dams.
The terms asphalt (or asphaltic) concrete, bituminous asphalt concrete, and
bituminous mixture are typically used only in engineering and construction
documents, which define concrete as any composite material composed of
mineral aggregate adhered with a binder. The abbreviation AC is sometimes
used for asphalt concrete but can also denote asphalt content or asphalt
cement, referring to the liquid asphalt portion of the composite material'.
. '- At Wikipedia:
* 'In 1879, Madison Square Garden opens its doors to the public.
- From Wikipedia: 'Madison Square Garden (often called MSG or simply The
Garden) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of
Manhattan. Located in Midtown Manhattan between 7th and 8th Avenues from
31st to 33rd Streets, it is situated atop Pennsylvania Station. It is the
fourth venue to bear the name Madison Square Garden, the first two (1879
and 1890) of which were located on Madison Square, on East 26th Street and
Madison Avenue, with the third Madison Square Garden further uptown at
Eighth Avenue and 50th Street. The Garden is used for professional
basketball and ice hockey, as well as boxing, concerts, ice shows,
circuses, professional wrestling and other forms of sports and
entertainment. It is close to other midtown Manhattan landmarks, including
the Empire State Building, Koreatown, and Macy's at Herald Square. It is
home to the New Yor Rangers of the National Hockey League, the New York
Knicks of the National Basketball Association, and residency to
singer-songwriter Billy Joel.
Madison Square is formed by the intersection of 5th Avenue and Broadway at
23rd Street in Manhattan. It was named after James Madison, fourth
President of the United States
Two venues called Madison Square Garden were located just northeast of the
square, the first from 1879 to 1890, and the second from 1890 to 1925. The
first Garden, leased to P. T. Barnum, had no roof and was inconvenient to
use during inclement weather, so it was demolished after 11 years'.
* 'In 1889, Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and
sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown,
Pennsylvania.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889)
occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork
Dam on the Little Conemaugh River 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of
Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The dam broke after several days of extremely
heavy rainfall, unleashing 20 million tons of water (18 million cubic
meters) from the reservoir known as Lake Conemaugh. With a volumetric flow
rate that temporarily equalled that of the Mississippi River, the flood
killed 2,209 people and caused US$17 million of damage (about $450 million
in 2015 dollars).
The American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton and with 50 volunteers,
undertook a major disaster relief effort. Support for victims came from all
over the United States and 18 foreign countries. After the flood, survivors
suffered a series of legal defeats in their attempts to recover damages
from the dam's owners. Public indignation at that failure prompted the
development in American law changing a fault-based regime to strict
liability.
High above the city, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania built the South Fork
Dam between 1838 and 1853, as part of a cross-state canal system, the Main
Line of Public Works. Johnstown was the eastern terminus of the Western
Division Canal, supplied with water by Lake Conemaugh, the reservoir behind
the dam. As railroads superseded canal barge transport, the Commonwealth
abandoned the canal and sold it to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The dam and
lake were part of the purchase, and the railroad sold them to private
interests.
Henry Clay Frick led a group of speculators, including Benjamin Ruff, from
Pittsburgh to purchase the abandoned reservoir, modify it, and convert it
into a private resort lake for their wealthy associates.
Development included lowering the dam to make its top wide enough to hold a
road, and putting a fish screen in the spillway (the screen also trapped
debris). These alterations are thought to have increased the vulnerability
of the dam. Moreover, a system of relief pipes and valves, a feature of the
original dam, previously sold off for scrap, was not replaced, so the club
had no way of lowering the water level in the lake in case of an emergency.
The members built cottages and a clubhouse to create the South Fork Fishing
and Hunting Club, an exclusive and private mountain retreat. Membership
grew to include more than 50 wealthy Pittsburgh steel, coal, and railroad
industrialists.
On May 28, 1889, a storm formed over Nebraska and Kansas and headed east.
When the storm struck the Johnstown-South Fork area two days later, it was
the worst downpour that had ever been recorded in that part of the country.
The U.S. Army Signal Corps estimated that 6 to 10 inches (150 to 250 mm) of
rain fell in 24 hours over the region. During the night, small creeks
became roaring torrents, ripping out trees and debris. Telegraph lines were
downed and rail lines were washed away. Before daybreak, the Conemaugh
River that ran through Johnstown was about to overwhelm its banks.
On the morning of May 31, in a farmhouse on a hill just above the South
Fork Dam, Elias Unger, president of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting
Club, awoke to the sight of Lake Conemaugh swollen after a night-long heavy
rainfall. Unger ran outside in the still- pouring rain to assess the
situation and saw that the water was nearly cresting the dam. He quickly
assembled a group of men to save the face of the dam by trying to unclog
the spillway it was blocked by the broken fish trap and debris caused by
the swollen waterline. Other men tried digging another spillway at the
other end of the dam to relieve the pressure, without success. Most
remained on top of the dam, some plowing earth to raise it, while others
tried to pile mud and rock on the face to save the eroding wall.
At around 3:10 p.m., the South Fork Dam collapsed, freeing the 20 million
tons of Lake Conemaugh to cascade down the Little Conemaugh River. It took
about 40 minutes for the entire lake to drain of the water. The first town
to be hit by the flood was South Fork. The town was on high ground, and
most of the people escaped by running up the nearby hills when they saw the
dam spill over. Some 20 to 30 houses were destroyed or washed away, and
four people were killed.
On its way downstream toward Johnstown, 14 miles away, the crest picked up
debris, such as trees, houses, and animals. At the Conemaugh Viaduct, a
78-foot (24 m) high railroad bridge, the flood temporarily was stopped when
debris jammed against the stone bridge's arch. But within seven minutes,
the viaduct collapsed, allowing the flood to resume its course. Because of
this, the surging river gained renewed hydraulic head, resulting in a
stronger wave hitting Johnstown than otherwise would have been expected.
The small town of Mineral Point, one mile (1.6 km) below the Conemaugh
Viaduct, was hit with this renewed force. About 30 families lived on the
village's single street. After the flood, only bare rock remained. About 16
people were killed. In 2009, studies showed that the volume of the flood
through the narrow valley temporarily equalled the flow of the Mississippi
River.
The village of East Conemaugh was next. One witness on high ground near the
town described the water as almost obscured by debris, resembling a huge
hill rolling over and over
Before hitting the main part of Johnstown, the flood surge hit the Cambria
Iron Works at the town of Woodvale, sweeping up railroad cars and barbed
wire in its moil. Of Woodvale's 1,100 residents, 314 died in the flood.
Boilers exploded when the flood hit the Gautier Wire Works, causing black
smoke seen by the Johnstown residents. Miles of its barbed wire became
entangled in the debris in the flood waters.
Some 57 minutes after the South Fork Dam collapsed, the flood hit
Johnstown. The residents were caught by surprise as the wall of water and
debris bore down, traveling at 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) and reaching a
height of 60 feet (18 m) in places. Some, realizing the danger, tried to
escape by running towards high ground but most people were hit by the
surging floodwater. Many people were crushed by pieces of debris, and
others became caught in barbed wire from the wire factory upstream. Those
who reached attics, or managed to stay afloat on pieces of floating debris,
waited hours for help to arrive.
At Johnstown, the Stone Bridge, which was a substantial arched structure,
carried the Pennsylvania Railroad across the Conemaugh River. The debris
carried by the flood formed a temporary dam at the bridge, resulting in the
flood surge rolling upstream along the Stoney Creek River. Eventually,
gravity caused the surge to return to the dam, causing a second wave to hit
the city city, but from a different direction. Some people who had been
washed downstream became trapped in an inferno as the debris piled up
against the Stone Bridge caught fire at least 80 people died there. The
fire at the Stone Bridge burned for three days. After floodwaters receded,
the pile of debris at the bridge was seen to cover 30 acres (12 ha), and
reached 70 feet (21 m) in height. It took workers three months to remove
the mass of debris, largely because it was bound by the steel wire from the
ironworks. Dynamite was eventually used to clear it. Still standing and in
use as a railroad bridge, the Stone Bridge is a landmark associated with
survival and recovery from the flood. In 2008, it was restored in a project
including new lighting as part of commemorative activities related to the
flood.
The total death toll was 2,209, making the disaster the largest loss of
civilian life in the United States at the time (perhaps with exception of
the Peshtigo Fire). It was later surpassed by fatalities in the 1900
Galveston hurricane and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks'. .
* 'In 1907, Taxicabs (or taxis) first began running in New York City.
- From Wikipedia: 'In 1907, following the collapse of the Electric Vehicle
Company, horse-drawn cabs once again became a primary means of transport
around New York City. In early 1907 Harry N. Allen, incensed after being
charged five dollars ($126.98 in today's dollars) for a journey of 0.75
miles (1.21 km), decided to start a (taxicab) service in New York and
charge so-much per mile. Later that year he imported 65 gasoline-powered
cars from France and began the New York Taxicab Company. The cabs were
originally painted red and green, but Allen repainted them all yellow to be
visible from a distance. By 1908 the company was running 700 taxicabs. . .
'- At Wikipedia:
* 'In 1913, The 17th Amendment went into effect. It provided for popular
election of U.S. senators.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United
States Constitution established the popular election of United States
Senators by the people of the states. The amendment supersedes Article I,
§3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected
by state legislatures. It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies
in the Senate, allowing for state legislatures to permit their governors to
make temporary appointments until a special election can be held. .
* 'In 1916, During World War I, the Battle of Jutland takes place. The
British Grand Fleet under the command of John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe
and David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty engage the Imperial German Navy under the
command of Reinhard Scheer and Franz von Hipper in the largest naval battle
of the war, which proves indecisive.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Battle of Jutland (German: Skagerrakschlacht, the
Battle of Skagerrak) was a naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy's
Grand Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, against the Imperial German
Navy's High Seas Fleet under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer during the First
World War. The battle was fought from 3 May to 1 June 1916 in the North
Sea, near the coast of Denmark's Jutland Peninsula. It was the largest
naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in the war. It
was the third fleet action between steel battleships, following the smaller
but more decisive battles of the Yellow Sea (1904) and Tsushima (1905)
during the Russo-Japanese War.
Germany's High Seas Fleet's intention was to lure out, trap and destroy a
portion of the Grand Fleet, as the German naval force was insufficient to
openly engage the entire British fleet. This formed part of a larger
strategy to break the British blockade of Germany and to allow German naval
vessels access to the Atlantic. Meanwhile, Great Britain's Royal Navy
pursued a strategy to engage and destroy the High Seas Fleet, or keep the
German force contained and away from Britain and her shipping lanes.
Both sides claimed victory. The British lost more ships and twice as many
sailors but succeeded in containing the German fleet. However, the British
press criticised the Grand Fleet's failure to force a decisive outcome
while Scheer's plan of destroying a substantial portion of the British
fleet also failed. Finally, the British strategy to prevent Germany access
to both Great Britain and the Atlantic did succeed which was the British
long term goal .
* 'In 1927, After a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles, the last Ford
Model T comes off the assembly line.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie,
T-Model Ford, Model T, or T) is an automobile that was produced by Ford
Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally
regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car that opened travel to
the common middle-class American some of this was because of Ford's
efficient fabrication, including assembly line production instead of
individual hand crafting.
The Ford Model T was named the most influential car of the 20th century in
the 1999 Car of the Century competition, ahead of the BMC Mini, Citroën DS,
and Volkswagen Type 1. With 16.5 million sold it stands eighth on the top
ten list of most sold cars of all time as of 2012.
The Model T was Ford's first automobile mass-produced on moving assembly
lines with completely interchangeable parts, marketed to the middle class.
.
* 'In 1926, Sesquicentennial Exposition opens in Philadelphia.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926
was a world's fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of
Independence, and the 50th anniversary of the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
The honor of hosting this celebration was awarded to Philadelphia in 1921.
Initial grand plans were scaled down tremendously by the time the fair
opened. The original director of the exposition, Colonel David C. Collier,
resigned in protest over these budget cuts. His replacement, Captain Asher
C. Baker, retired due to illness days before the festival opened, leaving
things in the hands of E. L. Austin. Baker died less than two weeks later.
The fair opened on May 31, 1926, and ran through November on grounds
bounded by 10th Street, Packer Avenue, 23rd Street, and the U.S. Navy Yard
(Terminal Avenue) in South Philadelphia. Originally known as League Island
Park, these grounds are now occupied by FDR Park, Marconi Plaza, Packer
Park Residential Neighborhood, the three stadiums of Philadelphia's massive
South Philadelphia Sports Complex (Wells Fargo Center, Lincoln Financial
Field, and Citizens Bank Park), and the Philadelphia Eagles training
complex which now occupy that portion of the grounds which from 1933 to
1993 were the site of Philadelphia Naval Hospital (demolished 2001)'.
The fair drew a much smaller crowd than anticipated (about 10 million
people). It ended up unable to cover its debts and was placed into
receivership in 1927, at which point its assets were sold at auction'. .
* 'In 1941, The first issue of Parade, The Weekly Picture Newspaper, went
on sale.
- From Wikipedia: 'Parade is an American nationwide Sunday newspaper
magazine, distributed in more than 700 newspapers in the United States. It
was founded in 1941 and is owned by Athlon Publishing, which purchased it
from Advance Publications. The most widely read magazine in the U.S.,
Parade has a circulation of 32 million and a readership of 54.1 million. As
of 2015, its editor is Anne Krueger. .
* 'In 1968, American movie star Jimmy Stewart retires from the Air Force
after 27 years of service, and is promoted to major general by President
Reagan.
- From Wikipedia: 'Stewart's family on both sides had deep military roots,
as both grandfathers had fought in the Civil War, and his father had served
during both the Spanish–American War and World War I. Stewart considered
his father to be the biggest influence on his life, so it was not
surprising that, when another war came, he too was eager to serve. Members
of his family had previously been in the infantry, but Stewart chose to
become a flier.
In October 1940, Stewart was drafted into the United States Army but was
rejected for failing to meet the weight requirements for his height for new
recruits—Stewart was five pounds (2.3 kg) under the standard. To get up to
143 pounds, he sought out the help of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's muscle man and
trainer Don Loomis, who was noted for his ability to help people add or
subtract pounds in his studio gymnasium. Stewart subsequently attempted to
enlist in the Air Corps, but still came in underweight, although he
persuaded the enlistment officer to run new tests, this time passing the
weigh-in, with the result that Stewart enlisted and was inducted in the
Army on March 22, 1941. He became the first major American movie star to
wear a military uniform in World War II.
He was promoted to captain on July 9, 1943, and appointed a squadron
commander. To Stewart, now 35, combat duty seemed far away and unreachable,
and he had no clear plans for the future. However, a rumor that Stewart
would be taken off flying status and assigned to making training films or
selling bonds called for immediate action, because what he dreaded most was
the hope-shattering spectre of a dead end. Stewart appealed to his
commander, 30-year-old Lt. Col. Walter E. Arnold Jr., who understood his
situation and recommended Stewart to the commander of the 445th Bombardment
Group, a B-24 Liberator unit that had just completed initial training at
Gowen Field and gone on to final training at Sioux City Army Air Base,
Iowa.
On March 22, 1944, Stewart flew his 12th combat mission, leading the 2nd
Bomb Wing in an attack on Berlin. On March 30, 1944, he was sent to RAF Old
Buckenham to become group operations officer of the 453rd Bombardment
Group, a new B-24 unit that had just lost both its commander and operations
officer on missions. To inspire the unit, Stewart flew as command pilot in
the lead B-24 on several missions deep into Nazi-occupied Europe.
World War II Awards Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished
Flying Cross, Air Medal (4), Army Commendation Medal, Armed Forces Reserve
Medalk Presidential Medal of Freedom, French Croix de Guerre .
* 'In 1977, The 800 mile long Alaska Pipeline is completed.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) includes the
trans-Alaska crude-oil pipeline, 12 pump stations, several hundred miles of
feeder pipelines, and the Valdez Marine Terminal. TAPS is one of the
world's largest pipeline systems. It is commonly called the Alaska
pipeline, trans-Alaska pipeline, or Alyeska pipeline, (or the pipeline as
referred to in Alaska), but those terms technically apply only to the 800
miles (1,287 km) of the pipeline with the diameter of 48 inches (122 cm)
that conveys oil from Prudhoe Bay, to Valdez, Alaska. The crude oil
pipeline is privately owned by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.
The first barrel of oil traveled through the pipeline in 1977, and
full-scale production began by the end of the year. Several notable
incidents of oil leakage have occurred since, including those caused by
sabotage, maintenance failures, and bullet holes. As of 2010, the pipeline
has shipped almost 16 billion barrels (2.5×109 m3) of oil'. .
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in May
Food
Aramanth Month - Grain of the month
Gifts From The Garden Month
International Mediterranean Diet Month
National Barbeque Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
National Mediterranean Diet Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
National Sweet Vidalia Onions Month
National Vinegar Month
Health
ALS Awareness Month - (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
APS Awareness Month - Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Arthritis Awareness Month
Asthma Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Borderline Personality Disorder Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Celiac Awareness Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) Awareness Month
Family Wellness Month
Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
Food Allergy Action Month
Global Health and Fitness Month
Heal the Children Month
Healthy Vision Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
National Better Hearing Month
National Hepatitis Awareness Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Meditation Month
National Mental Health Month
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month
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
National Youth Traffic Safety Month
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month
Preeclampsia Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Spiritual Literacy Month
Strike Out Strokes Month
Tay-Sachs and Canavan Diseases Month
Tourettes Syndrome Awareness Month
Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
Ultra-violet Awareness Month
Women's Health Care Month
World Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Animal / Pet
Chip Your Pet Month
Gardening for Wildlife Month
Go Fetch! Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month
National Guide Dog Month
National Pet Month
National Service Dog Eye Examination Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Other
American Wetlands Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Building Safety Month
Clean Air Month
Creative Beginnings Month
Family Reunion Month
Get Caught Reading Month
Global Civility Awareness Month
Golf Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Home Schooling Awareness Month
International Audit Month
International Business Image Improvement Month
International Victorious Woman Month
Jewish-American Heritage Month
Latino Books Month
Motorcycle Safety Month
Mystery Month
National Bike Month
National Foster Care Month
National Good Car Keeping Month
National Inventors Month
National Photo Month
National Smile Month
Personal History Month
Social Security Education Awareness Month
Tennis Month
Textile Month
Young Achievers of Tomorrow 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
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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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