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, 1936
Day of Week 5th » Italian troops March of the Iron Will named occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Day of Week 9th » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
Day of Week 25th » The Remington Rand strike of 1936–1937 e.g Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins.
Day of Week 26th » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation bill named Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for 10 hours.
Day of Week 28th » Alan Turing submits 'On Computable Numbers' for publication.
28th » Klaipėda Radio Station begins regular broadcasting.