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, 1918
Day of Week 2nd » General Motors Corporation named General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
Day of Week 11th » The Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus is officially established.
Day of Week 16th » The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
Day of Week 26th » The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
Day of Week 28th » The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
Day of Week 29th » Armenia defeats the Military of the Ottoman Empire known as Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1918
1st » Gersh Budker, Ukrainian-Russian physicist (d. 1977)
1st » Raymond Mailloux, Canadian politician (d. 1995)
1st » Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (d. 2004)
3rd » Ted Bates (footballer) called Ted Bates, English footballer and manager (d. 2003)
4th » Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician (d. 2004)
4th » Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1993)
9th » Moisis Michail Bourlas, Greek soldier (d. 2011)
9th » Orville Freeman, American soldier and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 2003)
9th » Mike Wallace (journalist) called Mike Wallace, American journalist and game show host (d. 2012)
10th » T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician and author
10th » George Welch (pilot) known as George Welch, American soldier and pilot (d. 1954)