A long-lived tornado outbreak sequence affected the central plains of the United States of May 22–31, 2008. It was also one of the largest continuous tornado outbreaks on record. A total 239 tornadoes were confirmed, with the most intense activity occurring across the Great Plains.One person was killed when a large wedge tornado struck Windsor, Colorado, and two more deaths …

Edwin Anderson Walker (November 10, 1909 – October 31, 1993) was the only U.S. Army general officer to resign his commission amid his tour of duty in the 20th century. After serving in World War II and the Korean War Walker became better known for his white supremacism and extreme political opinions, often made on-duty and in uniform for which he was criticized by President …

Maj måned er opkaldt efter bjergnymfen Maia, Hermes' moder og forbundet med fertilitet og plantevækst. Ældre dansk navn majmåned.. I kunsten er maj emnet for sangen Kom, maj, du søde milde en oprindelig tysk sang skrevet af C. A. Overbeck og med melodi af Mozart. Holger Drachmanns Se, det summer af sol over engen fra 1897 kaldes også Maj-visen, og Viggo …