Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Shipping, South Carolina, World Trade, Wisconsin, Biking, Older Americans and more.
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May & June 2023
STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)
Today is Maritime Day [ [link removed] ]. Tomorrow is South Carolina's 235th Anniversary of Statehood [ [link removed] ]. This week is?World Trade Week [ [link removed] ]. Monday, May 29 is Memorial Day [ [link removed] ] and Wisconsin's 175th Anniversary of Statehood [ [link removed] ]. May celebrates Biking [ [link removed] ], Older Americans [ [link removed] ], and?World Trade [ [link removed] ].?
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Maritime [ [link removed] ]
*National Maritime Day: May 22*
The 2021 County Business Patterns counted 143,325 employees in ship and boat building, 95,754 in support activities, including 61,763 in marine cargo handling.
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*South Carolina 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): May 23*
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South Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788 ? (8th state). Nickname: The Palmetto State. Motto: Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope).
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*World Trade Month: May
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*World Trade Week: May 21-27*
On May 4, 2023, the FT900 reported the goods and services deficit was $64.2 billion in March, down $6.4 billion from $70.6 billion in February,
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*Memorial Day: May 29**?*
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Memorial Day, established in 1868 as Decoration Day, honors the 1.2 million men and women who have died in military service since the Civil War began in 1861.
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*Wisconsin 175th Anniversary of Statehood (1848): May 29*
Wisconsin gained statehood on May 29, 1848 ? (30th state). Nicknames: Badger State, America?s Dairyland. Motto: Forward.
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*National Bike Month: May*
*Bike to Work Week 2022: May 15-21 *
*Bike to Work Day: May 19
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In 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 616,153 workers in the U.S. bicycled to work, down from 805,722 in 2019.
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**Older Americans Month: May**
The 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) estimated there were 55,892,014 people aged 65 and over in the U.S. out of a total population of 331,893,745, or 16.8%.
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*All?**Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for May 2023:* [ [link removed] ]
* Small Business Week: April 30-May 6 [ [link removed] ]
* National Bike Month: May [ [link removed] ]
* Older Americans Month: May [ [link removed] ]
* World Trade Month & Week: May & May 21-17 [ [link removed] ]
* National Nurses Day & Week: May 6 & 6-12 [ [link removed] ]
* Public Service Recognition Week: May 7-13 [ [link removed] ]
* National Teacher Appreciation Week & Day: May 8-12 & 9 [ [link removed] ]
* Europe Day: May 9 [ [link removed] ]
* Minnesota 165th Anniversary of Statehood (1858): May 11 [ [link removed] ]
* Mother's Day: May 14 [ [link removed] ]
* National Police Week: May 14-20 [ [link removed] ]
* Bike to Work Day & Week: May 15-21 & 19 [ [link removed] ]
* Armed Forces Day: May 20 [ [link removed] ]
* Waitstaff Day: May 21 [ [link removed] ]
* National Maritime Day: May 22 [ [link removed] ]
* South Carolina 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): May 23 [ [link removed] ]
* Memorial Day: May 29 [ [link removed] ]
* Wisconsin 175th Anniversary of Statehood (1848): May 29 [ [link removed] ]
*All?**Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for June 2023:*
* American Housing Month: June [ [link removed] ]
* Great Outdoors Month: June [ [link removed] ]
* LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: June
* National Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June
* National Dairy Month: June
* National Ocean Month: June
* Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30
* National Cheese Day: June 4
* Multiracial Heritage Week: June 7-14
* Day of Portugal (1580): June 10
* 76th Tony Awards (theater): June 11
* 83rd Annual Peabody Awards (storytelling): June 11
* Philippines Independence Day (1898): June 12
* Certified Nursing Assistants Week: June 15-21
* Nursing Assistants Day: June 17
* Father's Day: June 18
* Juneteenth (1865): June 19
* West Virginia 160th Anniversary of Statehood (1863): June 20
* New Hampshire 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): June 21
* Summer 2023: June 21-September 22
* Virginia 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): June 25
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