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, 1911
Day of Week 15th » In 'Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v. United States', the Supreme Court of the United States named United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken u
Day of Week 21st » President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.
Day of Week 30th » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his 'Marmon Motor Car Company e.g Marmon Wasp' becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
Day of Week 31st » The hull of the ocean liner RMS named Titanic is launched.
31st » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.