May to Remember

May is a beautiful month filled with bloom and bright days. Also May is a month marked with holidays and birthdays alike including Mother's Day, Memorial Day, and Armed Forces Day.

Other notables for the month of May are below:

National Military Appreciation Month
Silver Star Service Banner Day - May 1st
Cinco De Mayo - May 5th
The Kentucky Derby - 1st Saturday in May
National Teachers Day - May 8th
V-E Day - May 8th
Minnesota is admitted to the union becoming the 32 star on our flag - May 11, 1858
Mother's Day
Armed Forces Day - May 19th
National Maritime Day - May 22nd
South Carolina is admitted to the union becoming the 8th star on our flag - May 23, 1788
The Indianapolis 500 - Last Saturday in May
Memorial Day - last Monday in May
Rhode Island is admitted to the union becoming the 13 star on our flag - May 29, 1790
Wisconsin is admitted to the union becoming the 30th star on our flag - May 30, 1848