Election of Interest
May 5 Tony Blair's Labour Party is re-elected for a third consecutive term in UK general election
Tony Blair
Event of Interest
May 9 Liberal commentary website The Huffington Post is launched
Arianna Huffington
Event of Interest
May 10 A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 65 feet (20 metres) from U.S. President George W. Bush while giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, it malfunctions and does not detonate
George W. Bush
- May 13 The Andijan Massacre occurs in Uzbekistan.
Beatification
May 14 Pope Benedict XVI observes his first beatification, elevating Blessed Marianne of Molokai on the road to canonization into sainthood
Benedict XVI
- May 14 Former USS America (CV-66), a decommissioned supercarrier of the US Navy, deliberately sunk in the Atlantic Ocean after four weeks of live-fire exercises. Largest ship ever to be disposed of as a target in a military exercise.
Film Premier
May 15 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman premieres at the Cannes Film Festival
- May 16 Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35-23 National Assembly vote
- May 17 40th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Gretchen Wilson & Keith Urban win
- May 21 130th Preakness: Jeremy Rose aboard Afleet Alex wins in 1:55.04
- May 21 50th Eurovision Song Contest: Helena Paparizou for Greece wins singing "My Number One" in Kiev
- May 22 58th Cannes Film Festival: "The Child" directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne wins the Palme d'Or
- May 25 13th UEFA Champions League Final: Liverpool beats Milan (3-3, 3-2 on penalties)
- May 29 France resoundingly rejects the European Constitution
- May 29 Indianapolis 500: Dan Wheldon wins in 3:10:21.0769 (253.637 km/h)
- May 31 Mark Felt, former FBI high ranking official revealed as "Deep Throat" source during Watergate investigations in "Vanity Fair" article