Content Channels:

Major Holidays
Holidays by Month
Food Holidays
Garden Holidays
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Just 4 Fun
This Day in History

Christmas
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Easter
Valentine's Day
St. Patrick's Day
Chinese New Year

Holiday Recipes
Garden Recipes
Pumpkin Recipes

Free Greeting Cards

How to Create Special Days

"National" Days Definition

Sally Ride Day

Date When Celebrated: This holiday is always held on May 26

Sally Ride Day honors the first American woman astronaut to go into space. Dr. Ride accomplished this feat as a mission specialist aboard STS-7, the second flight of the Space Shuttle "Challenger". STS-7 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 18, 1983.

Celebrate Sally Ride Day by learning more about the U.S. space program and NASA. Better yet, we encourage everyone to push for a more active and dedicated U.S. space program and policy.

If any of you young ladies (and young gentlemen) have thought about becoming an astronaut, we encourage you to follow your dream of going into space. Exploration and taming of the frontier made America what it is today. As a famous trekkie one said. "Space is the final frontier".  

Today's Chuckle: "I’m at a place in my life when errands are starting to count as going out." - - Author Unknown

History and Origin of Sally Ride Day:

Sally Ride Day was created in honor of the birth date of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Sally Ride was born on May 26, 1951, in Los Angeles, California.

Recipe of the Day: Vegetable Dip

What happened on this day? This Day in History

Famous May Birthdays

Ecards Send a free Ecard daily for just about any May calendar holiday, occasion, observance or event. Or, just for the fun of it!

Holiday Insights, where every day in May is a holiday, a bizarre or wacky day, an observance, or a special event. Join us in the daily calendar fun each and every day of the year.

Did You Know? There are literally thousands of daily holidays, special events and observances, more than one for every day of the year. Many of these holidays are new, and more are being created on a regular basis. Holidays in May are no exception. At Holiday Insights, we strive to thoroughly research and record the details of each one as completely and accurately as possible.

Shop For:

Composters  

Garden Seeds & Supplies

Live Plants  

Seed Trays

Soil Testers

Cell Phones

Clothing - Fashions

Electronic Best Sellers

Groceries