May History
May 30, 1922: A memorial is dedicated to this 16th President of the US, who was President during the Civil War and was assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln
Flows directly through ten US states, the longest river with the largest basin in the USA, shares it name with a US state
Mississippi
The fastest animal on land at 70mph
Cheetah
A movie series where toys are alive when humans aren't looking
Toy Story
Typically depicted as a horse with a horn
Unicorn
May 8, 1945: Germany officially surrenders to the Soviet Union, marking the end of its participation in what massive conflict?
World War II
Mostly located within Brazil, but has the largest discharge of water in the world, second longest river in the world, and shares it name with a rainforest
Amazon
The fastest flying bird in the world, reaching over 200mph when it dives
Peregrine falcon
A movie where a clownfish must find his titular son after he goes missing
Finding Nemo
A large bipedal ape that is supposedly seen all across North America
Bigfoot/Sasquatch
May 22, 1972: Richard Nixon becomes the first US President to visit what capital of Russia, then part of the USSR?
Moscow
Flows through five African countries, longest river in the world, many pyramids are not far from its banks
Nile
The longest jumping animal in the world, leaping over 44ft, from Australia
Gray kangaroo (kangaroo is fine)
A movie set in the far future featuring robots and space travel
Wall-E
A creature with the front half of an eagle, eagle wings, and the back half of a lion
Griffin
May 18, 1804: This man officially becomes the Emperor of France, crowning himself rather than letting the Pope do it.
Napoleon I
Longest river in Asia, flowing from Tibet to Shanghai, with the largest dam in the world, once home to many unique species
Yangtze
The largest carnivorous mammal on land, though it ventures into the water
Polar bear
A movie set in Italy where sea monsters can come onto land disguised as humans
Luca
An immortal bird that regenerates by setting itself ablaze, and emerging from the ashes
Phoenix
May 14, 1796: Edward Jenner develops a vaccine for what highly infectious disease, that is now virtually extinct?
Smallpox
The Boneyard drains into the Saline which drains into this river, shares it name with our neighboring county, named for a particular shade of red
Vermilion
The farthest traveling animal in the world, covering over 18,000 miles from Arctic to Antarctic every year
Arctic tern
A movie about life and death where the main character must reunite his soul with his body
Soul
A creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull that guarded a labyrinth
Minotaur