May 2021
STAR WARS DAY
May 4 is Star Wars Day, which has become more like a real holiday in recent years. (Get it? It's a play on "may the Force be with you.") The event's become even bigger since Disney purchased Lucasfilm and the Star Wars movie franchise in 2012. Since then, May 4 has been a major platform for Star Wars merchandise sales and fan events, with states like California enshrining May 4 as an official Star Wars Day holiday. The actual origins of Star Wars Day and "May the fourth be with you,"…
Find out more »Birthday – BOB SEGER (76)
Robert Clark Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. With a career spanning six decades, Seger has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012, and was named Billboard's Legend of Live honoree in 2015.
Find out more »NATIONAL NURSING WEEK
National Nursing Week 2021 is May 10-16. It always occurs from the Monday to the Sunday of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12. The week draws attention to nurses, increasing the awareness of the public, policy-makers and governments of the many contributions of nursing to the well-being of Canadians. Each year a theme is developed by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) to showcase how nurses are central to addressing a wide range of health challenges.
Find out more »Birthday – BONO (61)
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, philanthropist, venture capitalist, businessman, and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of rock band U2. As a member of U2, Bono has received 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bono is well known for his activism for social justice causes, both through U2 and as an individual.…
Find out more »Birthday – CHNS RADIO (That’s Us!!)
CHNS…Nova Scotia’s first radio station…….went on air for the first time May 12, 1926 ... and we're still going strong! (not bad for a 95 year old) Happy Birthday to 89.9 The Wave
Find out more »Album – BROTHERS IN ARMS (DIRE STRAITS)
Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 13 May 1985. It spent a total of 14 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart (including ten consecutive weeks between 18 January and 22 March 1986), nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the US and 34 weeks at number one on the Australian Albums Chart. Brothers in Arms was the first album certified ten-times platinum in…
Find out more »Birthday – TOM COCHRANE (68)
Thomas William Cochrane (born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian musician best known as the frontman for the rock band Red Rider and for his work as a solo singer-songwriter. Cochrane has won eight Juno Awards. He is a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, an officer of the Order of Canada, and has an honorary doctorate from Brandon University. In September 2009 he was inducted onto the Canadian Walk of Fame.
Find out more »Birthday – JOHN PAUL TREMBLAY (53)
John Paul Tremblay (born May 17, 1968) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and comedian who starred in the hit Canadian TV show Trailer Park Boys playing Julian, a newly released ex-con returning to his home in a trailer park in Nova Scotia. Tremblay grew up in Cole Harbour where he lived on the same street and went to the same high school as Robb Wells, his future co-star of Trailer Park Boys!
Find out more »INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA
The International Day Against Homophobia (or IDAHO, as it is sometimes known) is celebrated around the world on May 17. This annual day to mark the fight to make our society inclusive of all sexualities was founded in Montreal in 2003 by the human rights group Fondation Émergence. It was quickly embraced across Canada, and then internationally. The day is particularly strong in Europe and Latin America, where it is commemorated with public events in almost all countries. May 17…
Find out more »Birthday – PETE TOWNSHEND (76)
Peter "Pete" Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his more than 50-year association with the rock band The Who, as co-founder and leader, principal songwriter, guitarist and secondary lead vocalist.
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