Month Long Observations

American Bike Month

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Asparagus Month

Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month

Better Hearing and Speech Month

Flower Month

National Bar-B-Que Month

National Egg Month

National Duckling Month

National Hamburger Month

National Mental Health Month

National Salad Month

National Photo Month

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

National Strawberry Month

Older Americans Month

Transportation Month

Week Long Observances

1st Week - National Postcard Week

1st Week -Teacher Appreciation Week

2nd Week - National Pet Week

2nd Week - National Police Week
Celebrate in whichever week has May 15th.

Last Week - National Backyard Games Week
Last full week before Memorial Day.

Special Days in May

Space Day
Celebrated the first Friday of May.

National Teacher Day
Always the Tuesday of the first full week of May.

National Family Child Care Provider's Day
The Friday before Mother's Day.

Mother's Day
Second Sunday of May.

Armed Forces Day
The third Saturday of May.

Peace Day
Third Sunday in May.

Memorial Day
Observed the Last Monday of May

Victoria Day
Celebrated in Canada on the Monday before May 24.

May 1st

Hawaiian Lei Day

Mother Goose Day

May Day

Worthy Wage Day for child care providers.

May 2nd

Dr. Benjamin Spock's Birthday
Born in 1903.

Holocaust Remembrance Day

May 3rd

Constitution Memorial Day In Japan.

May 4th

National Weather Observers' Day

Susan's Birthday From Sesame Street.

May 5th

Children's Day In Japan.

Cinco De Mayo

May 6th

International No Diet Day

May 7th

1st Stamp Collection Started

Pulitzer Prize Established

May 8th

No Socks Day

May 9th

First Newspaper Cartoon In the USA in 1754.

May 10th

Clean Up Your Room Day

May 11th

Twilight Zone Day

May 12th

International Nurses Day

Kite Day

Limerick Day

May 13th

Tulip Day

May 14th

Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition In 1804.

National Dance Like a Chicken Day



May 15th

Aoi Festival Celebrated in Japan.

L.F. Baum's Birthday
Author of The Wizard of Oz - born in 1856.

National Chocolate Chip Day

May 16th

First US Nickel Minted
In 1866, called the 'Shield Nickel'.

May 17th

First Kentucky Derby In 1875.

May 18th

International Museum Day

Mount St. Helens Erupted In 1980.

Visit Your Relatives Day

May 19th

Circus Day
The Ringling Brother's Circus opened in 1884.

May 20th

First Photo Sent From Space
In 1990 the Hubble space telescope sends 1st photograph's from space.

May 21st

American Red Cross Founded
Founded by Clara Barton in 1881.

Lindbergh Flight Day In 1927.

May 22nd

Buy-A-Musical Instrument Day

May 23rd

Penny Day

May 24th

First Morse Code Message Sent from Washington DC to Baltimore in 1844.

May 25th

National Missing Children's Day

National Tap Dance Day

May 26th

Blueberry Cheesecake Day

May 27th

Golden Gate Bridge Opens In 1937.

Masking Tape Patented In 1930.

May 28th

Jim Thorpe's Birthday Born in 1888.

May 29th

John F. Kennedy's Birthday Born in 1917.

May 30th

Ice Cream Freezer Patented In 1848 by William Young.

May 31st

World No Tobacco Day

• mental [´mentl] a.精神的；心理的 (初中英语单词)
• physical [´fizikəl] a.物质的；有形的 (初中英语单词)
• celebrate [´selibreit] vt.庆祝；表扬；赞美 (初中英语单词)
• celebrated [´selibreitid] a.著名的 (初中英语单词)
• collection [kə´lekʃən] n.收集；征收；募捐 (初中英语单词)
• expedition [,ekspi´diʃən] n.远征；探险；迅速 (初中英语单词)
• flight [flait] n.逃走；飞行；班机 (初中英语单词)
• instrument [´instrumənt] n.仪器；手段；乐器 (初中英语单词)
• missing [´misiŋ] a.缺掉的；失踪的 (初中英语单词)
• tobacco [tə´bækəu] n.烟草(叶)；卷烟 (初中英语单词)
• pacific [pə´sifik] a.和平的；温和的 (高中英语单词)
• hearing [´hiəriŋ] n.听力；听证会；审讯 (高中英语单词)
• strawberry [´strɔ:bəri] n.草莓 (高中英语单词)
• appreciation [ə,pri:ʃi´eiʃən] n.评价；感激 (高中英语单词)
• memorial [mi´mɔ:riəl] a.纪念的 n.纪念物 (高中英语单词)
• remembrance [ri´membrəns] n.记忆(力)；回忆 (高中英语单词)
• festival [´festivəl] n.节日；庆祝；欢庆 (高中英语单词)
• nickel [´nikəl] n.镍 vt.把...镀镍 (高中英语单词)
• kentucky [kən´tʌki] n.肯塔基 (高中英语单词)
• circus [´sə:kəs] n.马戏(团)；圆形广场 (高中英语单词)
• telescope [´teliskəup] n.望远镜 (高中英语单词)
• baltimore [´bɔ:ltimɔ:] n.巴尔的摩 (高中英语单词)
• heritage [´heritidʒ] n.遗产，继承物 (英语四级单词)
• wizard [´wizəd] n.术士；男巫 (英语四级单词)
• barton [´bɑ:tn] n.(庄园中的)农场 (英语四级单词)
• bridge [bridʒ] n.桥(梁)；鼻梁；桥牌 (英语四级单词)
• fitness [fitnis] n.适合；健康 (英语六级单词)
• whichever [witʃ´evə] a.&pron.无论哪个(些) (英语六级单词)
• cartoon [kɑ:´tu:n] n.漫画；(电影)卡通片 (英语六级单词)