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May & June 2023

STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)

Today is Maritime Day. Tomorrow is South Carolina's 235th Anniversary of Statehood. This week is?World Trade Week. Monday, May 29 is Memorial Day and Wisconsin's 175th Anniversary of Statehood. May celebrates Biking, Older Americans, and?World Trade.?

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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.

South Carolina 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): May 23

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).

World Trade Month: May

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, revised.

Memorial Day: May 29?

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.

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.

National Bike Month: May

Bike to Work Week 2022: May 15-21

Bike to Work Day: May 19

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.

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%.

All?Stats for Stories for May 2023:

• Small Business Week: April 30-May 6
• National Bike Month: May
• Older Americans Month: May
• World Trade Month & Week: May & May 21-17
• National Nurses Day & Week: May 6 & 6-12
• Public Service Recognition Week: May 7-13
• National Teacher Appreciation Week & Day: May 8-12 & 9
• Europe Day: May 9
• Minnesota 165th Anniversary of Statehood (1858): May 11
• Mother's Day: May 14
• National Police Week: May 14-20
• Bike to Work Day & Week: May 15-21 & 19
• Armed Forces Day: May 20
• Waitstaff Day: May 21
• National Maritime Day: May 22
• South Carolina 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): May 23
• Memorial Day: May 29
• Wisconsin 175th Anniversary of Statehood (1848): May 29

All?Stats for Stories for June 2023:

• American Housing Month: June
• Great Outdoors Month: June
• 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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