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Long List of May 2010 Holidays and Special Days
Long list of holidays and special days celebrated in May 2010.

By popular request, here is a long list of all of the special days celebrated in May 2008. If you prefer, you can explore May's special days by date.

Month Long Observances

Week Long Observances

May 1st

May 2nd

May 3rd

May 4th

May 5th

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May 7th

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May 9th

May 10th

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May 13th

May 14th

May 15th

May 16th

May 17th

May 18th

May 19th

  • Circus Day
    The Ringling Brother's Circus opened in 1884. Check out my page for this special day!

May 20th

May 21st

May 22nd

May 23rd

May 24th

  • First Morse Code Message Sent
    Sent from Washington DC to Baltimore in 1844.

  • Victoria Day
    Celebrated in Canada on the Monday before May 24.

May 25th

May 26th

May 27th

May 28th

May 29th

May 30th

  • Ice Cream Freezer Patented
    In 1848 by William Young.

  • Memorial Day
    While officially Memorial Day is May 30th, it is observed on the last Monday of May, which is the 31st in 2010.

May 31st

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This information is correct to the best of my knowledge. These dates are collected from many online and offline resources. Please do not email me asking me for more info about a date - All the information I have is posted here.

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