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.
May symbols: The birthstone of May is the emerald which is emblematic of love and success. The May birth flower is the Lily of the Valley and the Crataegus monogyna. The mayflower Epigaea repens is a North American harbinger of May, and the floral emblem of both Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. Its native range extends from Newfoundland south to Florida, west to Kentucky in the southern range, and to Northwest Territories in the north. The zodiac signs for the month of May are Taurus (until May 20) and Gemini (May 21 onwards).
Historical Events for May, 1846
Day of Week 1st » The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicate the Nauvoo Temple (Latter Day Saints) called Temple.
Day of Week 8th » Mexican–American War: The Battle of Palo Alto Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
Day of Week 11th » President James K. Polk asked for and received a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican–American War
Day of Week 13th » Mexican–American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
Day of Week 23rd » Mexican–American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1846
5th » Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize in Literature known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)