May Day: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: BBC Newsround - It's May Day! But what is it all about? | Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Updated metadata and added a top questions section. | Apr 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC Listen - Program: Looking beyond the Maypole: the history of May 1. | Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - May Day: Beltane Fires and the May Queen-Goddess (PDF). | Jul 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, The U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy (PDF). | Apr 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC News - How was May Day celebrated around the world? | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - May Day: Its origins and its ties to labor rights. | Jan 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: James Madison University - May Day Celebration. | Aug 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: South African History Online - The History of May Day in South Africa. | Dec 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Trust - The history of May Day. | Aug 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - What is May Day? For the most part, the opposite of capitalism. | Apr 06, 2023 | ||
| Date of holiday added. | Mar 01, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historic UK - May Day Celebrations. | Feb 28, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Industrial Workers of the World - The Brief Origins of May Day. | Apr 17, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - May Day. | Apr 15, 2014 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 11, 2011 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Apr 29, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | May 25, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 25, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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