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On May 3, the day of the supernatural in the USA celebrates the rather remote paths of the empirically comprehensible world.
On May 4th we celebrate the international Star Wars Day. Losing a lot of words about the phenomenon Star Wars is like carrying Ewoks to Endor in the style of the ancient Greeks and the old Hegel. ;). So it's not surprising that the intergalactic fan community of the Star Wars saga celebrates this date as its own day of honor under the motto: May the 4th be with you.
Did you know? The 4th of May is celebrated by the USA as its native Orange Juice Day. Delicious.
Since 1991 the 5th of May has been dedicated as International Midwifery Day to obstetricians - and helpers.
Since 2016, 5 May has been the national Astronaut Day in the USA, commemorating Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (1923 - 1998), the first American to enter space.
On May 5, the United States commemorates the appearance of the first color comic strip in a U.S. daily newspaper in 1895 with National Cartoonists Day.
Sigmund Freud (6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.
Created by Thomas and Ruth Roy of Wellcat.com, No Homework Day was created to help students focus on activities other than homework.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is a private US aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars.[8][9][10] SpaceX has developed the Falcon launch vehicle family and the Dragon spacecraft family.
Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo. Its diversified business includes consumer and professional electronics, gaming, entertainment and financial services.
Celebrates the birthday of James Matthew Barrie, the author of Peter Pan
Iron Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The character made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 (cover dated March 1963), and received his own title in Iron Man #1 (May 1968).
From 2008 to 2015, Saturday closest to May 10th was the National Rail Day in the United States, dedicated to rail transport. At least when it came to Amtrak or the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, which created this day of honour for long-distance rail passenger transport.
May 11th honors the mother of all TV Mystery series with the US American Day of the Twilight Zone.
With the national "eat what you want" day, the USA is celebrating 11 May in the spirit of friends of good food.