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May 4th is Star Wars Day! May the 4th Be With You.

May 5th is known as Cinco de Mayo. On May 5, 1862, the Mexican army defeated the French army at the Battle of Puebla. This single military battle signified the defeat of a European colonial power and a victory for the Mexican people. This single battle was the roots of Cinco de Mayo. It has come to signify Hispanic and Mexican pride and a time to celebrate the rich culture.

May 14 is Mother's Day. In the United States, a form of Mother’s Day has been celebrated since the early 20th century. It was started as a religious observance by Ana Jarvis. She promoted the first worship service to honor mothers. The first formal Mother’s Day i the U.S. was not until 1908.

May 20th is Armed Forces Day; a day to salute sharply all of the men and women in all branches of the military, who protect you and our country.

May 29 is Memorial Day; officially celebrated on the last Monday in May. Memorial Day is dedicated to service men and women who gave their lives for freedom and country. It is also a time to remember loved ones who have passed away. The roots of Memorial Day observance go back to 1865 and the end of the Civil War.

Taurus: April 19 to May 20
Gemini: May 21 to June 21

Famous Birthdays for May:
May 1, 1967 – Tim McGraw, country singer
May 2, 1904 – Bing Crosby, singer/actor
May 2, 1972 – Dwayne The Rock Johnson, wrestler/actor
May 3, 1921 – Sugar Ray Robinson, champion boxer
May 3, 1936 – Engelbert Humperdinck, singer
May 3, 1937 – Frankie Valli, singer, the “Four Seasons”
May 3, 1964 – Wynona Judd, country singer
May 4, 1929 – Audrey Hepburn, actress
May 5, 1913 – Tyrone Power, actor
May 5, 1942 – Tammy Wynette, country singer
May 5, 1988 – Adele, British singer-songwriter
May 6, 1856 – Sigmund Freud, psychiatrist; founded psychoanalysis
May 6, 1915 – Orson Welles, actor/director
May 6, 1931 – Willie Mays, Hall of Fame baseball player
May 6, 1961 – George Clooney, actor/director/producer
May 7, 1812 – Robert Browning, poet
May 7, 1833 – Johannes Brahms, composer
May 7, 1840 – Peter Tchaikovsky, composer
May 8, 1975 – Enrique Iglesias, singer
May 9, 1946 – Candice Bergen, actress
May 9, 1949 – Billy Joel, singer, songwriter
May 10, 1899 – Fred Astaire, dancer/actor
May 10, 1960 – Bono, singer/member of U2
May 11, 1888 – Irving Berlin, songwriter
May 12, 1907 – Katharine Hepburn, actress
May 12, 1925 – Yogi Berra, baseball player/manager
May 12, 1937 – George Carlin, comedian
May 13, 1923 – Bea Arthur, actress
May 13, 1964 – Stephen Colbert, talk show host
May 14, 1944 – George Lucas, filmmaker/Star Wars creator
May 15, 1856 – L. Frank Baum, children’s author (Wizard of Oz)
May 16, 1919 – Liberace, pianist
May 16, 1966 – Janet Jackson, pop superstar
May 18, 1920 – Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), Catholic Pope
May 18, 1970 – Tina Fey, Actress, writer/SNL
May 19, 1925 – Malcolm X (Little), civil rights activist
May 20, 1946 – Cher, singer/actress/superstar
May 21, 1952 – Mr. T (Lawrence Tero), actor
May 22, 1859 – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer (Sherlock Holmes)
May 23, 1933 – Joan Collins, actress
May 24, 1941 – Bob Dylan, singer, songwriter
May 26, 1920 – Peggy Lee, singer
May 26, 1948 – Stevie Nicks, singer/songwriter/member of Fleetwood Mac
May 26, 1951 – Sally Ride, astronaut/1st woman in space
May 29, 1903 – Bob Hope, comedian/actor
May 31, 1930 – Clint Eastwood, actor/director