May 10

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2025 Daily Holidays that fall on May 10, include:

• Alaska Mining Day - May 10, 2025
• American Indian Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• Armed Forces Day Military-Amateur Crossband Communications Day - May 10, 2025 (A week before Armed Forces Day)
• Bereaved Mother's Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• Birthmother's Day - May 10, 2025 (Saturday before Mother's Day)
• Brunch for Lunch Day - May 10, 2025 (Day Before Mother's Day)
• Clean Up Your Room Day 
• Confederate Memorial Day - May 10, 2025, but Observed on May 9, 2025 (States of North Carolina and South Carolina) 
• Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day (CdLS) - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• International Migratory Bird Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• Jamestown Day - May 10, 2025
• Letter Carrier's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• Martin Z. Mollusk Day - May 10, 2025 (Saturday of First Full Week in May)
• Mother Ocean Day - May 10, 2025 (Saturday before Mother's Day)
• National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• National Archery Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• National Babysitters Day - May 10, 2025 (Saturday before Mother's Day)
• National Dog Mom's Day - May 10, 2025 (Saturday before Mother's Day)
• National Lipid Day 
• National Miniature Golf Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• National Shrimp Day
• National Small Business Day
• National Train Day - May 10, 2025 (Held on the Saturday closest to May 10th)
• National Veal Ban Action Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Sunday in May)
• National Windmill Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• O. Henry Pun-Off Day - May 10, 2025 (Saturday before Mother's Day)
• One Day Without Shoes 
• Stay Up All Night - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• Sun Awareness Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• Trust Your Intuition Day 
• World Belly Dance Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• World Buckfast Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• World Fair Trade Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
• World Lupus Day

2025 Weekly Holidays that include May 10, are:

• Armed Forces Week - May 10-17, 2025 (Second Saturday to Third Saturday in May)
• Arson Awareness Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Be Kind to Animals Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Drinking Water Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Flexible Work Arrangement Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May) 
• Goodwill Industries Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• International Building Safety Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• International Clitoris Awareness Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Kids Win Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• National Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• National Bike Week - May 10-18, 2025 
• National Children's Book Week - May 5-11, 2025, and also November 3-9, 2025
• National Children's Mental Health Week - May 4-10, 2025, and also February 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week in February and May)
• National Correctional Officer's Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• National Family Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• National Herb Week - May 4-10, 2025 (Week Prior to Mother's Day)
• National Hug Holiday Week - May 7-13
• National Hurricane Preparedness Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• National Nurses Week - May 6-12
• National Pet ID Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• National Pet Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• National Postcard Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• National Public Gardens Week - May 9-18, 2025 (Friday before to the Sunday after Mother's Day)
• National Small Business Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Week of May)
• National Sun Safety Week - May 5-11, 2025
• National Tourism Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• National Travel & Tourism Week - May 4-10, 2025
• National Wildflower Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May Starting on Monday)
• National Window Safety Week - May 6-12, 2025
• North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Public Service Recognition Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Puppy Mill Action Week - May 5-11, 2025 (Begins the Monday before Mother's Day)
• Root Canal Appreciation Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Salvation Army Week - May 4-10, 2025 (Second Week in May)
• Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week - Formerly TV Turnoff Week) - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Teacher Appreciation Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• The Biggest Week in American Birding - May 9-18, 2025
• UN Global Road Safety Week - May 9-13, 2025
• Universal Family Week - May 10-16
• Update Your References Week - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• Week of the Classroom Teacher - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week in May)
• World Cocktail Week - May 6-13
• World Dystonia Awareness Week - May 3-11
• World Migratory Bird Day - May 10-11, 2025 (Second Weekend in May)

2025 Monthly Holidays that include May 10, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our May Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of May.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for May 10 is Taurus.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for May are:

• The Lily of the Valley - Humility, Chastity and Sweetness - signifies a return to happiness
• Hawthorn

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for May is the Emerald which is a symbol of rebirth and is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.

Famous Birthdays

• 1838 - John Wilkes Booth, American actor and assassin of President Abraham Lincoln (d. 1865)
• 1899 - Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, tap dancer (d. 1987)
• 1960 - Paul Hewson (Bono) - Irish singer, songwriter, actor and activist (U2)
• 1965 - Linda Evangelista, Canadian model

Famous Deaths

• 1692 - Sarah Osborne, American woman who was one of the first three women to be accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials of 1692.
• 1818 - Paul Revere, American soldier (b. 1735)
• 1863 - Thomas Jackson, known as Stonewall Jackson, Confederate general during the Civil War (b. 1824)
• 1977 - Joan Crawford, American actress (b. 1905)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1927 - Ernest Hemingway, American author and journalist marries his 2nd wife journalist Pauline Pfeiffer
• 1986 - Tommy Lee drummer of Motley Crue marries actress Heather Locklear
• 2003 - Director and producer Steven Soderberg marries Jules Asner
• 2008 - Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush, marries Henry Hager at the Bush family ranch in Texas

Quote of the Day

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The month of May is GIFTS FROM THE GARDEN month.  Our Healthy Diet Habits Tip of the Day for May 10th, is to look at the Fruit Guidelines that are recommended by the USDA on a daily basis. Also included are lots of tips from Kerry at Healthy Diet Habits on how you can meet this daily quota of fruit. (link goes to her website)

This Day in History

• 1503 - Christopher Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands
• 1774 - Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France
• 1775 - The 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia with representatives from the thirteen Colonies. They issue paper currency for the 1st time, and name George Washington as the supreme commander 
• 1824 - The National Gallery in London opens to the public
• 1837 - During the Panic of 1837, banks fail in New York City, and unemployment reaches record levels
• 1863 - Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson dies eight days after he is accidentally shot by his own troops
• 1872 - Victoria Woodhull is the first woman ever nominated for President of the United States
• 1908 - Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the US. in Grafton, West Virginia
• 1924 - J. Edgar Hoover is appointed the Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. He remains in the position until his death in 1972
• 1940 - German invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
• 1940 - Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1960 - US atomic submarine, USS Triton completes the 1st submerged circumnavigation of the globe
• 1962 - Marvel Comics published the first issue of The Incredible Hulk
• 1969 - US Troops begin attack on Hill 937 in Vietnam, later known as Hamburger Hill
• 2012 - Two car bombs detonated by suicide bombers in Syria, kill 55 people and injure 400 others
• 2013 - One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere

This Day in Music

• 1954 - Rock Around the Clock is released by Bill Haley & The comets 
• 1969 - The Turtles and The Temptations perform at the White House for President Richard Nixon's daughter, Tricia.
• 1974 - Eric Clapton records I Shot The Sheriff
• 1975 - Apple Records officially dissolves
• 1985 - The Go-Go's announced their breakup

Above, is The Beat from The Go Go's debut album, Beauty and The Beat

• 1994 - Barbra Streisand starts her 1st concert tour in 30 years
• 2003 - American Life by Madonna becomes the #1 album
• 2006 - Chris Daughtry gets voted off Season Five of American Idol and finishes fourth. He was a favorite to win. He went on to form his own band names Daughtry.

I'm one of those who think that Chris Daughtry should have won!! 

This Day in Sports

• 1967 - Hank Aaron hits an inside the park home run
• 1997 - The Chicago Cubs got the 68th triple play in major league baseball, in a game against the San Francisco Giants

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!