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, 1983
Day of Week 1st » Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis is awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.
Day of Week 6th » The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after examination by experts.
Day of Week 17th » Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an May 17 Agreement e.g agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
Day of Week 18th » In Republic of Ireland known as Ireland, the government launches a crackdown, with the leading Dublin pirate Radio Nova (Ireland) known as Radio Nova being put off the air.
Day of Week 20th » First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal 'Science (journal) named Science' by Luc Montagnier.
Day of Week 26th » A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, triggering a tsunami that kills at least 104 people and injures thousands. Many people go missing and thousands of buildings are destroyed.
Day of Week 27th » Benton fireworks disaster: a massive explosion at a secret unlicensed fireworks plant near Benton, Tennessee, kills eleven, injures one, and causes damage within a radius of several miles.cite web url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=1