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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: The Dæmons [+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"]) and Tegan Jovanka (TV: The Awakening [+]Loading...["The Awakening (TV story)"]) were directly involved in May Day celebrations. The Doctor was assaulted by Morris dancers during one May Pole dance in the village of Devil's End, (TV: The Dæmons [+]Loading...["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: The Awakening [+]Loading...["The Awakening (TV story)"])
Trends
1 May was celebrated as May Day in the United Kingdom and several other countries on the planet Earth. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)
8 May was widely noted by humans as VE Day, the day of the Allies' 1945 victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)
By year
20th century
In 1937, George VI became King of the United Kingdom. (PROSE: Wolfsbane [+]Loading...["Wolfsbane (novel)"])
In 1940, Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands faced Nazi Germany in the Blitzkrieg. The mainland European nations were all overwhelmed and Britain was forced to retreat from the continent. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
In 1944, the US Army was amassing in England ahead of the planned landings in Normandy. The Valbrects attempted to infiltrate and take over their ranks in a bid to invade Earth but were exposed by the Twelfth Doctor. (PROSE: Base of Operations [+]Loading...["Base of Operations (short story)"]) The 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: The Shadow in the Glass [+]Loading...["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: Magic of the Angels [+]Loading...["Magic of the Angels (novel)"], AUDIO: Casualties of War [+]Loading...["Casualties of War (audio story)"], Churchill Victorious [+]Loading...["Churchill Victorious (audio story)"]) although the surrender documents were signed to the Soviet Union on 9 May. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"], AUDIO: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (audio story)"])
In 1951, the Festival of Britain was held. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["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: Fall to Earth [+]Loading...["Fall to Earth (audio story)"]) By that time, he was already dead, having been killed during the invasion of the 456 in 2009. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Four [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)"])
In 2621, Imogen Tantry visited Wailing's Lace to investigate a group of Remote. (PROSE: De Umbris Idearum [+]Loading...["De Umbris Idearum (short story)"])
