Thursday Thirteen #18

Thirteen Things about May May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. The month may have been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. See:-Months in various calendars The bird of May is the nightingale May's birth flower is the lily of the valley or hawthorn. May's birthstone is the emerald. April showers bring MAY flowers. May 8th is National Teacher Day. Mother's Day is May 13th. Memorial Day is May 28th. May 3rd, 1863 - Confederates take Hazel Grove at Chancellorsville On this day, General Joseph Hooker and the Army of the Potomac abandon a key hill on the Chancellorsville battlefield. The Union army was reeling after Stonewall Jackson's troops swung around the Union right flank and stormed out of the woods on the evening of May 2, causing the Federals to retreat some two miles before stopping the Confederate advance. Nonetheless, Hooker's forces were still in a position to deal a serious defeat to Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia because they had a numerical advantage and a strategic position between Lee's divided forces. But Lee had Hooker psychologically beaten. May 3rd, 1937 - Gone With the Wind wins Pulitzer Prize On this day in 1937, Margaret Mitchell's novel, Gone With the Wind, wins the Pulitzer Prize. The book, published in June 1936, became one of the best-selling novels of all time. The motion picture, made in 1939, became one of the most profitable films in history. May 3rd, 1991 - Last episode of Dallas Prime-time soap opera Dallas airs its last episode on this day in 1991. The show debuted in April 1978, and broke ratings records in 1980 when 83.6 million viewers tuned in to find out "Who Shot J.R.?" Shining Celebi will graduate from MGCCC, May 10th 2007.