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Be Kind to Animals Week is celebrated each year during the first week in May. It is a great opportunity to celebrate our love of animals and rem... read more

International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day in some places, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by t... read more

For many Americans, every day is a day of prayer. More than half (55%) of Americans say they pray every day, according to a 2014 Pew Research Ce... read more

Tuna is a large fish. It can reach length of 6.5 feet and weight of up to 550 pounds. Bluefin can swim up to 35 mph in short bursts. Tuna is abl... read more

Astronomy Day is an annual event in the United States intended to provide a means of interaction between the general public and various astronom... read more

1933 - First comic book is released. Comic books are a big business. Free Comic Book Day is the best day of the year, where comics from publishe... read more

Sun Day (May 3, 1978) was designated by United President Jimmy Carter specifically devoted to advocacy for solar power, following a joint resolu... read more

The international day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 following a Recommendation adopted at the 26th Session of UNESCO’s Gener... read more

Bird Day is the name of several holidays celebrating birds. The first such holiday was established by Charles Almanzo Babcock, the Oil City supe... read more

Workers within the firefighting industry are one such group that deserve recognition, responding to thousands of incidents every day with a spee... read more

Star Wars Day, May 4, celebrates Star Wars created by George Lucas. It is observed by fans of the films. Observance of the holiday spread quickl... read more

Cinco de Mayo is a celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the ... read more

International Day of the Midwife was first celebrated May 5, 1991, and has since been observed in over 50 nations around the world. The idea of... read more

School buses provide an estimated 10 billion student trips every year. School buses in North America are distinguished from other bus types by ... read more

It is the time of year that so many of us begin to think about the coming summer months of bared bodies — shorts, swimsuits, sleeveless tops. Fo... read more

Each year from May 6 to May 12, we recognize the invaluable work of nurses during National Nurses Week. Nurses are the first line of defense in ... read more

The first Tuesday of the first full week in May is designated as "Teacher Appreciation Day." (Ohio Revised Code - GENERAL PROVISIONS ... read more

Ethnic differences in asthma frequency, illness and death are highly connected with poverty, city air quality, indoor allergens, not enough pati... read more

In Columbus, Mississippi, Emancipation Day is celebrated on May 8, known locally as "Eighth o’ May". As in other southern states, the ... read more

Hernando de Soto (c. 1500 – May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory ... read more

As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day, to be celebrated annually. And as of 2003, National School Nurse Day is celebra... read more

By resolution 59/26 of 22 November 2004, the UN General Assembly declared 8–9 May as a time of remembrance and reconciliation and, while recogni... read more