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Morn. Twilight: 5:19 A.M.
Sunrise: 5:52 A.M.
Sunset: 9:01 P.M.
Duration: 15h, 9m
Eve. Twilight: 9:35 A.M.
Visible Light: 16h, 15m
2022 May Trivia and History
Name History
Latin: Maius. Named after the goddess Maia or the god Maius.
May Trivia:
- May has two days that the flag can be flown at half-mast, however for
2021, only one day in May had the flag flown at half-mast, then in this year 2022 (and since then) two days had/have the flag flown at half mast. Why? See Why
Special 2022 May weeks:
Special May Periods
Special 2022 Florence May Days:
- 14th (variable)
- Day that Florence has a parade; has been 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Saturday. Florence Days for 2022 continued through Sunday, May 15th. Refer to the events page for full details.
Special 2022 May Days:
May special historical dates:
- 2020 - 30th - The first Space Shuttle delivery launch from the United States in nearly 10 years lifted off from Cape Canaveral.
- 2011 - 2nd - U.S. forces located and neutralized Osama bin Laden.
- 1975 - 6th - Tornado swipes through Omaha from Ralston to north of Dodge near 72nd St. 72nd St. S. from Dodge was destroyed for many blocks.
- 1961 - 5th - Alan Shepard, first American to travel into space. It was part of the Mercury-Redstone 3 mission.
- 1883 - 19th - William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody opened Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in Omaha.
- 1879 - 12th - Ponca Chief Standing Bear wins in landmark decision declaring Native Americans are "persons withn the meaning of the law".
- 1776 - 5th - 2nd - The American Revolution gains support from King Louis XVI of France.
Lyrics relating to May
- “I took you down to a party, on the night of the 4th of May ... - From Night Of The 4th Of May”
• - Al Stewart (album, Orange)
- “Wild roses on a bed of leaves in the month of May ...”
• Of Monsters and Men, Wild Roses
- “When we stood outside in the month of May, and watched the violent wind blow the wires away ... - From Month of May”
• - Arcade Fire (third studio album, The Suburbs)
- “End of May, and now you're gone and there's still bills to pay ... - From End of May”
• - The Actual Tigers (2001 album, Gravelled & Green)
- “At Oranmore in the county Galway; One pleasant evening in the month of May ... - From Galway Shawl”
• - Traditional Irish Folksong
- “[Ed note: the word May is not in the lyrics, only the title] ... - From The May Queen”
• - Robert Plant (album, Carry Fire (2017))
- “Now, back in our town as a castaway, I'm reminded of the time it all fell in line, on the third of May ... - From Third of May / Ōdaigahara”
• - Fleet Foxes (album, Crack-Up (2017))
- “It's just a spring clean for the May Queen ... - From Stairway to Heaven”
• - Led Zepplin (album, untitled fourth studio album (often titled Led Zeppelin IV) (1971))
Art relating to May
- “Depicts one of the many people's rebellions against the French occupation of Spain that sparked the Peninsular War. - From Spanish painter Francisco Goya,”
• The Second of May 1808 (The Charge of the Mamelukes) (El 2 de mayo de 1808 en Madrid) (1814))
- “Depicts French rebels who lost against the Spanish army being shot in a firing line. - From Spanish painter Francisco Goya,”
• The Third of May 1808 (El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid) (1814))
