May 2021
Birthday – CANADIAN RADIO (101)
Canada’s radio age began May 20, 1920 when members of the Royal Society of Canada gathered in a ballroom at Ottawa’s Château Laurier hotel to hear a singer performing live, 200 km away in Montréal. Within two decades, millions were listening and radio was reshaping this country.
Find out more »Birthday – CHER (75)
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Commonly referred to by the media as the Goddess of Pop, she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. Cher is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances throughout her six-decade-long career. Having sold 100 million records to date, Cher is one…
Find out more »Album – RAM (Paul and Linda McCartney)
Ram is a studio album by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, released May 21 1971 on Apple Records. On release, Ram was poorly received by music critics, although the album has since been recognized for anticipating the indie pop genre. Commercially, it topped the national albums charts in the UK, the Netherlands and here in Canada. The single "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" was McCartney's first number 1 hit in America as a solo artist.
Find out more »Birthday – BERNIE TAUPIN (71)
Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist, poet, singer and artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, having written the lyrics for most of John's songs. In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement placed in the UK music paper New Musical Express by Liberty Records, a company that was seeking new songwriters. John responded to the same advertisement and they were brought together, collaborating on many projects since. Taupin and John were…
Find out more »PARAMEDIC SERVICES WEEK
The theme for Paramedic Services Week 2021 is Paramedic as Educator – Citizen Ready.
Find out more »WORLD TURTLE DAY
Sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue, World Turtle Day brings attention to, and respect for, turtles and tortoises... encouraging human action to help them survive and thrive. World Turtle Day is celebrated around the globe in a variety of ways, from dressing up as turtles or wearing green summer dresses, to saving turtles caught on highways, to research activities. Turtle Day lesson plans and craft projects encourage teaching about turtles in classrooms.
Find out more »VICTORIA DAY
Victoria Day is a statutory holiday celebrated in every province and territory. It honours Queen Victoria's birthday. Victoria Day is also commonly referred to as the "May long weekend" or the "May two-four weekend" as it marks the unofficial start of the cottage season where cases of beer are consumed… or maybe it's called May two-four because May 24, 1819 is Queen Victoria's birthday. Either way, THIS year it IS celebrated on the 24th! (In Quebec this holiday is called…
Find out more »Birthday – BOB DYLAN (80)
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist who has been a major figure in popular culture for more than 50 years. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (1964) became anthems for the civil rights and anti-war movements. He has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling…
Find out more »FLOWER MOON
The Full Moon in May is known as the Flower Moon. Other names include the Corn Planting Moon, and the Milk Moon, while some named it the Hare Moon. In ancient times, it was common to track the changing seasons by following the lunar month rather than the solar year, which the 12 months in our modern calendar are based on. For millennia, people across Europe, as well as Native American tribes, named the months after features they associated with…
Find out more »Album – SGT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (The Beatles)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the Beatles. Released on 26 May 1967 in the United Kingdom (June 1 here in North America), it spent 27 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart and 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the US. It was lauded by critics for its innovations in production, songwriting and graphic design, for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and high…
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