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May 11  Meghan Trainor "Mother" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor (pictured) from the deluxe edition of her fifth major-label studio album, Takin' It Back (2022). She wrote the song with Sean Douglas, and its producers, Gian Stone, and her brother Justin. Epic Records released it as the lead single on March 27, 2023. A pop song with doo-wop influences, "Mother" interpolates "Mr. Sandman". Inspired by men who said Trainor's pregnancy would end her career, the song is about women's empowerment; she asks the male subject to stop mansplaining and to listen to her. Critics were complimentary about the composition but criticized the use of the term "mother". The song reached the top 30 in Belgium, Ireland, Suriname, and the United Kingdom. Charm La'Donna directed the music video, which stars Kris Jenner; critics praised the fashion choices and described it as glamorous. Trainor performed the song on Today, Capital's Summertime Ball, and the Timeless Tour (2024). (This article is part of a featured topic: Takin' It Back.) |
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Tomorrow (May 12)
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May 12  Ra enge, a Fijian noblewoman, tattooed with veiqia (hips, buttocks and upper thighs) and qia gusu (mouth) Veiqia is a female tattooing practice in Fiji. The term refers to both the practice and to the tattoos. Women or adolescent girls who have reached puberty may be tattooed in the groin and buttocks area by older female tattooing specialists called dauveiqia or daubati. The practice was common prior to the arrival in the 1830s of Christian missionaries who discouraged it, but it was revived in the twenty-first century. In Fijian culture, the tattoos were considered to heighten a women's beauty and could be an important factor that enabled her to marry. Receiving veiqia was highly ritualised, with many regional variations. Preparation for the process could include abstinence from food or from sexual relations, or inducing vomiting to purge the body. The process of tattooing was closely associated with the gift of a young woman's first fringed skirt to wear once their veiqia was complete. Motifs for tattoos included turtles, wandering tattlers, pottery and basketwork. (Full article...)
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May 12  Seattle Reign FC has played eleven full seasons in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest level of women's club soccer in the United States. The team is based in Seattle, Washington, and has won three NWSL Shields and had seven playoff appearances. They have not won an NWSL Championship but finished as runners-up on three occasions: in 2014, 2015, and 2023. In addition to league honors, the team won the 2022 edition of The Women's Cup, an invitational tournament with international teams. As of the end of the 2024 season, the Reign have played 252 total regular season games with 111 wins, 79 losses, and 62 draws—a winning percentage of 0.563. (Full list...) | |||
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May 13  A model of a Nasutoceratops skull Nasutoceratops is a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that lived in North America about 76.0–75.5 million years ago. The first known specimens were discovered in Utah in 2006. A subadult skull with a partial postcranial skeleton and rare skin impressions was made the holotype of the new genus and species Nasutoceratops titusi. It later featured in Jurassic World films. The holotype skull of Nasutoceratops is approximately 1.5 m (4.9 ft) long, and its body length has been estimated at 4.5 m (14.8 ft) and its weight at 1.5 t (1.7 short tons). Its brow horns are notable for pointing forward and being approximately 40% of total skull length. The functions of ceratopsian frills and horns have been debated, suggestions include signalling, combat, and species recognition; the forward oriented brow horns of Nasutoceratops may have enabled interlocking with opponents. During Nasutoceratops' lifetime its environment was dominated by wetlands supporting a diverse fauna, including other ceratopsians. (Full article...)
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May 13: Yom HaZikaron in Israel (2024)  Aftermath of the Enschede explosion
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May 14 Marie Sophie Hingst (1987–2019) was a German historian and blogger who falsely claimed to be descended from Holocaust survivors. Born into a Protestant family, she fabricated a Jewish background and sent documentation for 22 misrepresented or non-existent relatives, who she claimed were Holocaust victims, to the official Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem. She maintained a blog about her supposed Jewish background, identity and experiences as a German expatriate in Ireland, where she moved in 2013. The blog received hundreds of thousands of views. Throughout her life, Hingst falsified much of her background, connections, and achievements. She used her fraudulent credentials to gain awards and recognition, and held positions of prestige in Jewish communities across Europe. In 2019 a journalist exposed her claims as false. She was castigated in the German media, destroying her reputation. Hingst committed suicide at the age of 31. Her fraud and death attracted attention across Europe. (Full article...)
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May 14: Feast day of Saint Matthias (Catholicism); Independence Day in Israel (2024)  Monument to the Battle of Lewes
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May 15 .jpg) The Merchant's House Museum is a historic house museum at 29 East Fourth Street in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The four-story edifice, built by the hatter Joseph Brewster between 1831 and 1832 as a speculative development, was sold in 1835 to the merchant Seabury Tredwell. It was the Tredwell family's residence for almost a century, with the structure remaining in the family until the death of the youngest child in 1933. A distant relative purchased the building and in 1936 transformed it into a museum. It is the only 19th-century residence in Manhattan with its original exterior and interior intact. The museum's collection has over 4,500 items owned by the Tredwell family, including pieces of furniture, clothing, household items, and personal items. The building's facade and interior are New York City designated landmarks, and the building is a National Historic Landmark. (Full article...)
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May 15: Feast day of Saint Carthage (Catholicism); Nakba Day in Palestinian communities; Peace Officers Memorial Day in the United States  Statue of Valentinian II
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May 16: Global Accessibility Awareness Day (2024); Malcolm X Day in some parts of the United States (2025) .jpg) Junko Tabei
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May 16 .jpg) The Church of the Good Shepherd, a Category 1 Historic Place at Lake Tekapo There are thirty listed sites located in the Mackenzie District, a territorial authority in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand. A large inland plain at the foothills of the Southern Alps, it was frequently visited by Māori hunting parties, but sparsely populated. European settlers established sheep runs in the area by the 1850s. Heritage New Zealand classifies sites on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero in accordance with the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014. It distinguishes between Category 1 ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural significance") and Category 2 ("places of historic or cultural significance"). The Mackenzie District has three Category 1 sites, one historic area, and twenty-six Category 2 sites. An additional Category 2 site—the War Memorial in Fairlie—was demolished in 1999 and delisted. (Full list...)
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In six days (May 17)
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May 17  George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence On 18 February 1478, George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was executed in the Tower of London following his conviction for high treason in parliament. He was probably drowned in a butt of malmsey, by order of his brother, King Edward IV. Relations between the brothers had been tempestuous for several years. In December 1476, Clarence's wife died following childbirth, as did their newly-born son. Historians have speculated that Clarence (pictured) became near deranged with grief, and came to imagine she had been poisoned. Next April he sent an armed force to arrest one of her ladies. A servant of Clarence's was accused of poisoning the new-born son; lady and servant were executed. The following month the King ordered an investigation into possible treason among some of Clarence's closest retainers. This resulted in the execution of two of the Duke's associates. Clarence publicly disputed the findings of the commission, and this, and other allegations, led to his own arrest and eventual execution. (Full article...)
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May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia  Anne of Denmark
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May 18  Margaret Sanger in 1936 Margaret Sanger (September 14, 1879 – September 6, 1966) was an American birth control activist, sex educator, and nurse. She opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, founded Planned Parenthood, and was instrumental in the development of the first birth control pill. She was an important first-wave feminist and believed that women should be able to decide if and when to have children. Sanger campaigned for the legalization of contraceptives by giving speeches, writing books, and breaking laws – leading to eight arrests. She endorsed both the Malthusianism and eugenics movements, believing they would generate support for birth control. She established a network of dozens of birth control clinics, which provided services to hundreds of thousands of patients. She discouraged abortion, and her clinics never offered abortion services during her lifetime. Her activism led to the Griswold v. Connecticut decision, which legalized contraception. (Full article...)
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May 18: Haitian Flag Day in Haiti (1803); Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Crimean Tatar Genocide in Ukraine  The Bath School after the explosions
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