Events Calendar Fred E. Hayes Post 57 Events: May 2025

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Battle of Manila Bay (1898)

Location:

Manila Bay, Philippines
Date:

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Rear Admiral George Dewey's American Asiatic Squadron destroys Spanish Pacific Squadron in the Battle of Manila Bay.

Battle of Manila Bay (1898)

U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal (1905)

Location:

Panama
Date:

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Tmarks the official beginning of the second attempt to build the Panama Canal. This second attempt to bridge the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans will succeed.

U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal (1905)

Cinco de Mayo

Location:

Mexico
Date:

Monday, May 5, 2025

Minor holiday in Mexico celebrates the 1862 victory of Mexican army over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War.

Cinco de Mayo

French Defeated at Dien Bien Phu (1954)

Location:

Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam
Date:

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh forces decisively defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu, a French stronghold besieged by the Vietnamese communists for 57 days.

French Defeated at Dien Bien Phu (1954)

Germany Surrenders Unconditionally (1945)

Location:

Reims, France
Date:

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

The German High Command, in the person of General Alfred Jodl, signs the unconditional surrender of all German forces, East and West, at Reims, in northeastern France.

Germany Surrenders Unconditionally (1945)

German Sub Sinks Lusitania (1915)

Location:

South Coast of Ireland
Date:

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

The British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. 1,198 people drowned, including 128 Americans.

German Sub Sinks Lusitania (1915)

V-E Day Celebrated (1945)

Location:

U.S. and Europe
Date:

Thursday, May 8, 2025

On May 8, 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, rejoice in the end of war.

V-E Day Celebrated (1945)

Transcontinental Railroad Completed (1869)

Location:

Promontory, Utah
Date:

Saturday, May 10, 2025

The presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads.

Transcontinental Railroad Completed (1869)

U.S. Declares War with Mexico (1846)

Location:

United States
Date:

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

The U.S. Congress overwhelmingly votes in favor of President James K. Polk’s request to declare war on Mexico in a dispute over Texas.

U.S. Declares War with Mexico (1846)

Jamestown Settlers Arrive (1607)

Location:

Virginia
Date:

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Some 100 English colonists arrive along the east bank of the James River in Virginia to found Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Jamestown Settlers Arrive (1607)

Lewis and Clark depart to explore the Northwest (1804)

Location:

United States
Date:

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

One year after the United States doubled its territory with the Louisiana Purchase, the expedition leaves St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi to the Pacific

Lewis and Clark depart to explore the Northwest (1804)

POST MEETING

Location:

Grandview Community Center
Date:

Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time:

7:00 PM
Duration:

1.5 Hours
Contact:

Jim Davidson at (509) 882-1984

RegularPost Meeting held both in person at by teleconference. Agendas emailed to the membership one to two daays before the meeting.

POST MEETING 7:00 PM

Memphis Belle Flies 25th Mission (1943)

Location:

Britain
Date:

Saturday, May 17, 2025

On May 17, 1943, the crew of the Memphis Belle, one of a group of American bombers based in Britain, becomes the first B-17 crew to complete 25 missions over Europe.

Memphis Belle Flies 25th Mission (1943)

American Red Cross Formed (1881)

Location:

Washington D.C.
Date:

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons found the American National Red Cross, an organization established to provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters.

American Red Cross Formed (1881)

"Flags In"

Location:

Grandview Cemetery
Date:

Saturday, May 24, 2025
Time:

8:00 AM
Duration:

1.5 Hours
Contact:

Jim Davidson at (509) 882-1984

Place flags on the graves of veterans buiried at the cemetery.

"Flags In" 8:00 AM

Memorial Day Ceremony

Location:

Grandview Cemetery
Date:

Monday, May 26, 2025
Time:

11:00 AM
Duration:

1 Hour
Contact:

Jim Davidson at (509) 882-1984

Memorial Day ceremony at the stage by the flag pole.

Memorial Day Ceremony 11:00 AM

"Flags-Out"

Location:

Grandview Cemetery
Date:

Monday, May 26, 2025
Time:

6:00 PM
Duration:

1 Hour
Contact:

Jim Davidson at (509) 882-1984

Remove flags from graves, inspect a prepare for storage.

"Flags-Out" 6:00 PM