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, 1970
Day of Week 1st » Protests erupt in Seattle, following the announcement by President of the United States called U.S. President Richard Nixon that U.S. Forces in Vietnam would pursue enemy troops into Cambodia, a neutral country.
Day of Week 8th » The Hard Hat Riot occurs in the Wall Street area of New York City as Blue-collar worker e.g blue-collar construction workers clash with Opposition to the Vietnam War called demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War.
Day of Week 9th » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House.
Day of Week 11th » The Lubbock Tornado, a Fujita scale e.g F5 tornado, hits Lubbock, Texas, killing 26 and causing $250 million in damage.
Day of Week 14th » The Red Army Faction is established in West Germany.
Day of Week 15th » President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army General (United States) called Generals.
15th » Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during Jackson State killings or student protests.
Day of Week 17th » Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat 'Ra II' to sail the Atlantic Ocean.
Day of Week 24th » The scientific drilling known as drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union.
Day of Week 26th » The Soviet Union named Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed speed of sound called Mach 2.
Day of Week 31st » The 1970 Ancash earthquake or Ancash earthquake causes a landslide that buries the town of Yungay, Peru; more than 47,000 people are killed.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1970
1st » Bernard Butler, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Suede (band) known as Suede, The Tears, and McAlmont and Butler)