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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. 9 May was Victory on Earth Day, which could also be shortened to VE Day, marking the victory of human resistance fighters against the 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)
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)"])
