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'''May''' was, at least in the northern hemisphere of [[Earth]], a spring [[month]] associated with the [[May Day]] festival, at least in [[England]]. The [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dæmons (TV story)}}) and [[Tegan Jovanka]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Awakening (TV story)}}) were directly involved in May Day celebrations. The Doctor was assaulted by [[Morris dancing|Morris dancers]] during one [[May Pole]] dance in the village of [[Devil's End]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dæmons (TV story)}}) while Tegan had to endure being forced to become the [[Queen of the May]] during the annual re-enactment of the [[English Civil War]] in [[Little Hodcombe]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Awakening (TV story)}})

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[[1 May]] was celebrated as [[May Day]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and several other countries on the [[planet]] [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')

[[8 May]] was widely noted by [[Human|humans]] as [[VE Day]], the day of the [[Allies (World War II)|Allies]]' [[1945]] victory over [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] in [[World War II]]. [[9 May]] was [[Victory on Earth Day]], which could also be shortened to VE Day, marking the [[victory]] of [[human]] resistance fighters against the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|Dalek invasion of Earth]]. [[10 May]], [[2470]], was [[VEE Day]] ([[Victory]] on [[Epsilon Eridani]]), marking the victory of Epsilon Eridanians against human occupiers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'') 

== By year ==
=== 20th century ===
In [[1937]], [[George VI]] became [[King]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Wolfsbane (novel)}})

In [[1940]], Britain, [[France]], [[Belgium]] and the [[Netherlands]] faced [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] in the ''[[Blitzkrieg]]''. The mainland [[Europe]]an [[nation]]s were all overwhelmed and Britain was [[Operation Dynamo|forced to retreat]] from the [[continent]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}})

In [[1944]], the [[US Army]] was amassing in [[England]] ahead of the [[Normandy landings|planned landings]] in [[Normandy]]. The [[Valbrect]]s attempted to infiltrate and take over their ranks in a bid to invade [[Earth]] but were exposed by the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Base of Operations (short story)}}) The [[Allies (World War II)|Allies]] also tried to deceive the Germans by luring the [[German 15th Army]] away from Normandy to a false target at the Pas de [[Calais]]. on [[17 May]], a [[Vvormak]] ship shot down over [[Turelhampton]] in [[Dorset]] led to the [[evacuation]] of the [[village]] so that this deception remained a secret. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadow in the Glass (novel)}})

In [[1945]], the [[Third Reich]] surrendered, ending [[World War II]] in Europe. The Allies celebrated [[VE Day]] on [[8 May]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Magic of the Angels (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Casualties of War (audio story)}}, {{cs|Churchill Victorious (audio story)}}) although the surrender documents were signed to the [[Soviet Union]] on [[9 May]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Just War (audio story)}})

In [[1951]], the [[Festival of Britain]] was held. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}})

=== Later history ===
During the last few years of [[Ianto Jones]]' life, his [[bank card]] was due to expire in May of [[2010]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Fall to Earth (audio story)}}) By that time, he was already dead, having been killed during the invasion of [[the 456]] in [[2009]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)}})

In [[2621]], [[Imogen Tantry]] visited [[Wailing's Lace]] to investigate a group of [[Remote]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|De Umbris Idearum (short story)}})
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