May

May was, at least in the northern hemisphere of Earth, a spring month associated with the May Day festival, at least in England. The Third Doctor, Jo Grant, (TV: ) and Tegan Jovanka (TV: ) were directly involved in May Day celebrations. The Doctor was assaulted by Morris dancers during one May Pole dance in the village of Devil's End, (TV: ) while Tegan had to endure being forced to become the Queen of the May during the annual re-enactment of the English Civil War in Little Hodcombe. (TV: )

Trends
1 May was celebrated as May Day in the United Kingdom and several other countries on the planet Earth. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

8 May was widely noted by humans as VE Day, the day of the Allies' 1945 victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)

20th century
In 1937, George VI became King of the United Kingdom. (PROSE: )

In 1940, Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands faced Nazi Germany in the Blitzkrieg. The mainland European nations were all overwhelmed and Britain was forced to retreat from the continent. (PROSE: )

In 1944, the US Army was amassing in England ahead of the planned landings in Normandy. The Valbrects attempted to infiltrate and take over their ranks in a bid to invade Earth but were exposed by the Twelfth Doctor. (PROSE: ) The Allies also tried to deceive the Germans by luring the German 15th Army away from Normandy to a false target at the Pas de Calais. on 17 May, a Vvormak ship shot down over Turelhampton in Dorset led to the evacuation of the village so that this deception remained a secret. (PROSE: )

In 1945, the Third Reich surrendered, ending World War II in Europe. The Allies celebrated VE Day on 8 May, (PROSE:, AUDIO: , ) although the surrender documents were signed to the Soviet Union on 9 May. (PROSE:, AUDIO: )

In 1951, the Festival of Britain was held. (PROSE: )

Later history
During the last few years of Ianto Jones' life, his bank card was due to expire in May of 2010. (AUDIO: ) By that time, he was already dead, having been killed during the invasion of the 456 in 2009. (TV: )

In 2621, Imogen Tantry visited Wailing's Lace to investigate a group of Remote. (PROSE: )

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