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worky adj (informal) | |
Today is celebrated as International Workers’ Day or Labour Day in many countries to recognize the achievements and contributions of workers. The American Federation of Labor chose this date to commemorate a demonstration in support of workers striking for an eight-hour work day, which began on this day in 1886. | |
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for May 2 | |
smell the barn v | |
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for May 3 | |
pen picture n (idiomatic) | |
Today is World Press Freedom Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression. The Windhoek Declaration, a statement of press freedom principles by African newspaper journalists, was adopted on this day in 1991. | |
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for May 4 | |
Yoda condition n | |
May the Fourth—oops, the Force—be with you! Today is observed as Star Wars Day by fans of the franchise. | |
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for May 5 | |
dawn chorus n | |
Today, the first Sunday of May in 2024, is International Dawn Chorus Day, which was originally organized by the Urban Wildlife Trust (now the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country) to encourage people to listen to birdsong and engage in birdwatching. The British naturalist Chris Baines, one of the founders of the Trust, was born on Sunday, 4 May 1947. | |
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for May 6 | |
descend v | |
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for May 7 | |
kugel n | |
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Word of the day
for May 8 | |
whither adv (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) | |
whither n | |
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Word of the day
for May 10 | |
embolden v (transitive) | |
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for May 11 | |
syrinx n | |
Today, the second Saturday of May in 2024, is the first of the two World Migratory Bird Days in the year. These days were established by the Secretariats of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals to highlight the importance of protecting migratory birds and their habitats. | |
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for May 12 | |
apple of someone's eye n | |
Today, the second Sunday of May in 2024, is celebrated in many countries as Mother’s Day. Anna Jarvis first held a memorial ceremony at the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, U.S.A. (now the International Mother’s Day Shrine) to honour her deceased mother and all mothers on Sunday, May 10, 1908. | |
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Word of the day
for May 15 | |
child's play n | |
Today is the International Day of Families, which is recognized by the United Nations to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the demographic, economic, and social processes affecting families. | |
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for May 16 | |
broad daylight n | |
Today is the International Day of Light, which is recognized by the United Nations to emphasize the importance of light science and technology in sustainable development, and to celebrate the place of light in art, culture, and education. It marks the day in 1960 when the American engineer and physicist Theodore Maiman successfully fired the first laser. | |
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Word of the day
for May 20 | |
melliferous adj | |
Today is World Bee Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to emphasize the importance of bees and other pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development. Anton Janša, a pioneer of modern apiculture born in Carniola (now part of Slovenia), was baptized on this day 290 years ago in 1734. | |
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Word of the day
for May 25 | |
milliner n | |
milliner v (transitive, archaic)
The London-based Irish hat designer Philip Treacy, described by Vogue magazine as “perhaps the greatest living milliner”, celebrates his birthday tomorrow; he was born on 26 May 1967. | |
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for May 26 | |
exsanguinate v | |
The book Dracula by the Irish author Bram Stoker, was first published on this day in 1897. | |
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for May 29 | |
Mount Everest proper n | |
The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who were members of a British expedition, became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest—the highest mountain in the world—on this day in 1953. | |
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for May 30 | |
ne'er cast a clout till May be out proverb | |
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for May 31 | |
contain multitudes v | |
The American poet Walt Whitman, from whose work “Song of Myself” (1855) the term derives, was born on this day 205 years ago in 1819. | |
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