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, 1950
Day of Week 1st » Guam is organized as a United States Commonwealth (U.S. insular area) e.g commonwealth.
Day of Week 5th » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned King Rama IX of Thailand.
Day of Week 9th » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration", is considered by some people to be the begin
Day of Week 13th » The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone Circuit e.g Silverstone.
Day of Week 19th » A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
19th » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
Day of Week 25th » Public Transport: Green Hornet disaster. A Chicago Surface Lines streetcar crashes into a fuel truck, killing 33.
Day of Week 29th » The 'St. Roch (ship) St. Roch', the first ship to Circumnavigation circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax (former city) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.