5/20/2012 - 215 Days Left Until The End of The Mayan Long Count Calendar
Today's Events:
The Phoenix Coyotes continue the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs when they face the Los Angeles Kings in the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals with Game 4 at the Staples Center
Astronomical Observations Today:
Partial/annular eclipse of the Sun! This afternoon, all but easternmost North America will experience at least a partial eclipse of the Sun. So will the Pacific and (on the morning of May 21st local date) the eastern half of Asia. The eclipse will become annular — with the rim of the Sun a brilliant ring surrounding the dark silhouette of the Moon — along a path from south China and parts of Japan across the Pacific to the California-Oregon coast and from there southeastward to end at sunset in Texas.
Arcturus shines high in the southeastern sky after dark. Vega, equally bright, shines lower in the northeast. A third of the way from Arcturus to Vega, look for dim Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, with its one modestly bright star, Alphecca. Two thirds of the way from Arcturus to Vega is the dim Keystone of Hercules.
New Moon (exact at 7:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time).
Today is:
Be a Millionaire Day - now we all can go for that
Pick Strawberries Day
This week is:
National Bike Week
National Police Week
May is:
Date Your Mate Month
Foster Care Month
National Barbecue Month
National Bike Month
National Blood Pressure Month
National Hamburger Month
National Photograph Month
National Recommitment Month
National Salad Month
Older Americans Month
May 20th 2012 - Quote
"I've been gifted. The world is full of people who not only haven't been gifted, but have had something taken away from them. All I have to do is see one of them, some little girl who can't walk, and then I don't think I'm such a hero anymore. I think that compared to them, I'm a very small article." --Bobby Orr
This Day In History May 20th
| Year | Event |
| 1570 | Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. |
| 1932 | Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day. |
| 1969 | U.S. and South Vietnamese forces captured Apbia Mountain, which was referred to as Hamburger Hill. |
5/19/2012 - 216 Days Left Until The End of The Mayan Long Count Calendar
Astronomical Observations Today:
Venus is moving lower in the west every evening as twilight fades. It's now 2° left of much fainter Beta Tauri, which has been descending almost in parallel with it.
Today is:
Armed Forces Day - third Saturday of month
Boy's Club Day
This week is:
Wildflower Week
May is:
Date Your Mate Month
Foster Care Month
National Barbecue Month
National Bike Month
National Blood Pressure Month
National Hamburger Month
National Photograph Month
National Recommitment Month
National Salad Month
Older Americans Month
May 19th 2012 - Quote
"Silence is golden but duck tape is silver." --Anonymous
This Day In History May 19th
| Year | Event |
| 1857 | The electric fire alarm system was patented by William F. Channing and Moses G. Farmer. |
| 1967 | U.S. planes bombed Hanoi for the first time. |
| 1971 | Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union. |
| 1974 | The Philadelphia Flyers (W) win the Stanley Cup 4 games to 2 over the Boston Bruins (E). |
| 1984 | Gretzky and Messier lead Oilers to championship. The Edmonton Oilers (CC) win the Stanley Cup 4 games to 1 over the New York Islanders (PW). |
5/18/2012 - 217 Days Left Until The End of The Mayan Long Count Calendar
Astronomical Observations Today:
Arcturus is the brightest star high in the southeast these evenings. It's the leading light of the constellation Bootes, the Herdsman. The main stars of Bootes form a narrow, bent kite shape extending left of Arcturus, nearly three fists at arm's length long. Or maybe the kite is a pointy-toed shoe, with Arcturus the tip of the toe.
Today is:
International Museum Day
National Bike to Work Day - third Friday of month
No Dirty Dishes Day
Visit Your Relatives Day
This week is:
Wildflower Week
May is:
Date Your Mate Month
Foster Care Month
National Barbecue Month
National Bike Month
National Blood Pressure Month
National Hamburger Month
National Photograph Month
National Recommitment Month
National Salad Month
Older Americans Month
May 18th 2012 - Quote
"The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer." --Edward R. Murrow
This Day In History May 18th
| Year | Event |
| 1942 | New York ended night baseball games for the duration of World War II. |
| 1958 | An F-104 Starfighter sets a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (2,259.82 km/h). |
| 1971 | The Montreal Canadiens (E) win the Stanley Cup 4 games to 3 over the Chicago Black Hawks (W). |
| 1980 | 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage. |
5/17/2012 - 218 Days Left Until The End of The Mayan Long Count Calendar
Today's Events:
The Phoenix Coyotes continue the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs when they face the Los Angeles Kings in the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals with Game 3 at the Staples Center
Astronomical Observations Today:
The Summer Triangle is fully up in the east by about 11 p.m. Its top star is Vega, the brightest in the eastern sky. About two fist-widths to Vega's lower left is Deneb. Farther to Vega's lower right is Altair. If you have a dark sky, you'll see that the Milky Way runs through it.
Today is:
Pack Rat Day
Ascension Day - Australia, Denmark, Netherlands, Finnland, France, Germany, Sweden
Ascension - Christian, Norway
Wesak Day - Malaysia
Constitution Day - Norway
This week is:
Wildflower Week
May is:
Date Your Mate Month
Foster Care Month
National Barbecue Month
National Bike Month
National Blood Pressure Month
National Hamburger Month
National Photograph Month
National Recommitment Month
National Salad Month
Older Americans Month