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2The first permanent English settlement in America; 1607.
6Volcanic eruption in southwestern Washington State, 1980.
8The ninth is Victory Day in _________.
11Made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris;1927.
12Started in 1985 as Decoration Day.
13Went on strike in 2023
14World Health Organization announces that it is no longer a global health emergency,
15Originated in Mexico. ________de Mayo.
16The second Sunday.
18Became the first American in Space, 1961.
19The distress call from an airplane.
20Star Wars Day. May the __________ be with you.
22A race held on the second Saturday of May.
23Four of its members are found guilty of seditious conspiracy for their role in the January 6 insurection.
25Battle that ended the French Indochina War in1954.
26Snatched the crown from the pope and crowned himself; 1804.
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1A riot in Chicago in 1886.
3Renamed Istanbul in 1453.
4Torpedoed by a German submarine in 1915.
5Shot down while piloting a U2 plane over the Societ Union.
7Killed by U.S. Special Operations Forces in 2011
9In 1937 it burst into flames over New Jersey.
10The United Kingdom celebrates May as National ________Month.
17The adjective for May in Camelot.
21The month gets its name from what Greek goddess?
24International Workers' Day. May the ______.