Surfing the Calendar
- National Physical Fitness and Sports MonthMay
- National Youth Traffic Safety MonthMay
- National Flower MonthMay
- Skin Cancer Awareness MonthMay
- Sudoku First Published as Number Place in Dell Puzzle MagazineMay, 1979
- Sue Debuts at Field MuseumMay 17, 2000
- Karol Wojtyla Birthday (Pope John Paul II)May 18, 1920
- Major Mount St. Helens Volcanic EruptionMay 18, 1980
- Circus Day, Anniversary of First Ringling Brothers PerformanceMay 19, 1884
- Jerusalem DayMay 19, 2023
- Premiere of Star Wars: Episode IMay 19, 1999
- Charles Lindbergh Flies Historic Solo Nonstop Transatlantic FlightMay 20-21, 1927
- Amelia Earhart’s Atlantic CrossingMay 20, 1932
- Weights and Measures DayMay 20, 2023
- National Backyard Games WeekMay 21 - 27, 2023
- Most Powerful Earthquake of the 20th Century Struck ChileMay 22, 1960
- Margaret Wise Brown’s BirthdayMay 23, 1910
- World Turtle DayMay 23, 2023
- Cellophane Tape PatentedMay 27, 1930
- Golden Gate Bridge OpensMay 27, 1937
- Sojourner Truth Gives “Ain’t I Woman?” SpeechMay 28-29, 1851
- John F. Kennedy’s BirthdayMay 29, 1917
- Memorial DayMay 29, 2023
- First Daily American Newspaper PublishedMay 30, 1783
- President Woodrow Wilson Proclaims June 14 Flag DayMay 30, 1916
- National Spelling Bee WeekMay 30 - Jun 1, 2023
- First US copryight law passedMay 31, 1790
- Walt Whitman’s BirthdayMay 31, 1819
- Mark Felt Reveals Himself as Watergate’s Deep ThroatMay 31, 2005
- Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat MonthJune
- National Rose MonthJune
- Cancer From the Sun MonthJune
- Dairy MonthJune
- National Rivers MonthJune
- National Fireworks Safety MonthJune
- Great Outdoors MonthJune
- Zoos: Zoo and Aquarium MonthJune
- Aquariums: Zoo and Aquarium MonthJune
- National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable MonthJune
- Isabella Baumfree Chooses the Name Sojourner TruthJun 1, 1843
- Helen Keller DiesJun 1, 1968
- Start of Hurricane SeasonJun 1, 2022
- Italy Republic DayJun 2, 1946
- Queen Elizabeth CrownedJun 2, 1953
- Aesop’s BirthdayJun 4, 620 BC
