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https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_May_15 1896: An estimated F5 tornado struck Sherman, Texas, killing 73 people; 60 of them in downtown. Tornado victims were found as far as 400 yards away from their original location. A trunk lid was carried 35 miles by the twister. 1968: Als...

https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/ 1820 — Congress declared the foreign slave trade to be piracy and instituted the death penalty for any U.S. citizen engaged in the slave trade. 1862 — USRC Naugatuck participated in bombardment of Drewry's Bluff (James River) after accompanying USS M...

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/may-15.html 1800 — The frigate USS Essex, commanded by Capt. Edward Preble, arrives in Batavia, Java, to escort United States merchant ships. During her journey, she is the first U.S. Navy warship to cross the Equator and the first U.S. man-of-war to do...

P2 across LILY OF THE VALLEY

The other May birth flower.
https://www.almanac.com/content/may-birth-flowers

They grow here in Pittsburgh and had started to bloom by May 1. Usually they don't start till the second week of May.

Yo-ho-ho! We are excited to announce the launch of The Living Sailor! Living Sailors, also called by-the-wind sailors (or Velella velella), travel the world's oceans. These beautiful and strange jellies float at the surface and harness the wind with a fleshy sail that points either left or right. Ov...

Hi there, Please help us test a possible new Zooniverse project - Penguins From Above. From the team: "The Erect-crested penguin is the least known of all penguin species. It only breeds on two island groups - the Bounty and Antipodes Islands - in New Zealand's sub-antarcic region. To date, we ...

https://www.weatherforyou.com/weather_history/5-14 1896 - The mercury plunged to 10 degrees below zero at Climax, CO. It was the lowest reading of record for the U.S. during the month of May. (David Ludlum) 1898 - A severe thunderstorm, with some hailstones up to 9.5 inches in circumference, pounde...

https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/

1908 — An Act of Congress (35 Stat. L., 160, 162) delegated to the Lighthouse Board the duty of caring for and maintaining the anchorage buoys previously placed by the United States in the harbors of New York and Philadelphia.

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/may-14.html 1836 — Congress authorizes the U.S. Exploring Expedition to conduct an exploration of the Pacific Ocean and South Seas, making the first major US scientific expedition overseas. Lt. Charles Wilkes, USN, leads the expedition to survey South A...

December 27 — Valparaiso 6 to 8 pm. Received the following stores; Engineers Dept, ..., 2 Log slates , 1 Doz Bottles Ink, 2 Doz Pencils, 100 Slate pencils; We had a discussion of 'logs' from wood to slate to paper at https://www.oldweatherforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=436&hilit=log+slate&start=...

NASA Earth Observatory https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/152000/152778/louisiana_oli_20150919.jpg September 19, 2015 https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/152000/152778/louisiana_oli_20210903.jpg September 3, 2021 Hurricanes Have Left their Mark on Louisiana’s Wetlands

https://www.weatherforyou.com/weather_history/5-13 1930 - A man was killed when caught in an open field during a hailstorm northwest of Lubbock TX. It was the first, and perhaps the only, authentic death by hail in U.S. weather records. (David Ludlum) 1988 - Strong winds along a cold front ushering...

H1 down ASPARAGUS
I bought fresh asparagus at the farmer's market.
It's the first local asparagus of the season.
I'll give it a try tomorrow.

Very good