Surfing the Calendar
- National Kite MonthApril
- National Frog MonthApril
- National Garden MonthApril
- Distracted Driving Awareness MonthApril
- Financial Literacy MonthApril
- California Earthquake Preparedness MonthApril
- National Humor MonthApril
- National Mathematics Education MonthApril
- National Poetry MonthApril
- Arbor DayApr 29, 2023
- U.S. Buys Louisiana Territory from FranceApr 30, 1803
- National Hurricane Preparedness WeekApr 30 - May 6, 2023
- Vietnam Liberation DayApr 30, 1975
- 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
- May DayMay 1, 2023
- Mother Goose DayMay 1, 2023
- Whale Awareness Day (in Massachusetts)May 1, 2023
- Children’s Book WeekMay 2 - 8, 2023
- First Freedom RideMay 4, 1961
- Elizabeth Jane Cochran’s, Known as Nellie Bly, BirthdayMay 5, 1864
- Cinco de MayoMay 5, 2023
- Penumbral Lunar EclipseMay 5, 2023
- Cartoonist DayMay 5, 2023
- Eta Aquarids Meteor ShowerMay 5-6, 2023
- Space DayMay 6, 2023
- Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony PremiereMay 7, 1824
- World Password DayMay 7, 2023
- International Migratory Bird DayMay 8, 2023
- Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)May 8, 1945
- Central and Union Pacific Railroads MeetMay 10, 1869
- Richard Feynman’s BirthdayMay 11, 1918
- Edward Lear’s Birthday (Celebrated as Limerick Day)May 12, 1812
- Edward Lear’s LimericksMay 12, 1812
- Start of California Gold RushMay 12, 1848
- Frog Jumping DayMay 13, 2023
- Mother’s DayMay 14, 2023
- First permanent British colony Established in Jamestown, VirginiaMay 14, 1607
- Lewis & Clark Leave St. LouisMay 14, 1804
- Major Lassen Peak Volcanic EruptionMay 14, 1915
- National Windmill Day (Holland)May 14, 2023
- Mother’s Day CardsMay 14, 2023
- Mother’s Day PoemsMay 14, 2023
- L. Frank Baum’s BirthdayMay 15, 1856
- Discovery of Largest Prime Number Known to ManMay 15, 2004
- Sue Debuts at Field MuseumMay 17, 2000
