The building work for the stadium which has a capacity of 32. 960, began in May 2008 and was completed by the beginning of 2009.

An expedition in May 2008 by 19 scientists studied the geology and biology of eight Macquarie Ridge sea mounts, as well as the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to investigate the effects of climate change of the southern Ocean.

The Institute of Medical Psychology at the University Hospital in Heidelberg, Germany has set up a Research Department Ayahuasca / Santo Daime, which in May 2008 held a 3-day conference under the title The globalization of Ayahuasca-An Amazonian psychoactive and its users.

* Barlett, Donald P. and Steele, James B .; " Monsanto's Harvest of Fear ", Vanity Fair May 2008

The public opening was May 21, 2008.

In May 2008, the Navy announced new plans to reposition its forces throughout Brazil.

On May 7, 2008, Borland announced the sale of CodeGear division to Embarcadero Technologies for an expected $ 23 million price and $ 7 million in CodeGear accounts receivables retained by Borland.

Charlton held the record for most appearances for Manchester United ( 758 ), but this was surpassed by Ryan Giggs on 21 May 2008 ( the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final ).

A bocce player of note is Umberto Granaglia ( May 20, 1931 – December 13, 2008 ), who was awarded the honor of " Player of the Twentieth Century " by the Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules.

The following is the show routine used on 17 May 2008:

On May 11, 2008 Sudan announced it was cutting diplomatic relations with Chad, claiming that it was helping rebels in Darfur to attack the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

From the UK, direct routes by Astraeus from London Gatwick and Manchester Airport to Sal ceased in April 2008, their website has not been taking reservations since May 2008.

TACV Cabo Verde Airlines opened a route from London Stansted in October 2008 though it was rumoured that flights were being cancelled due to minimum take up though with effect from May 2008, TACV now fly direct from London Gatwick every Thursday to Sal and Praia.

Monet's Le Pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil, an 1873 painting of a railway bridge spanning the Seine near Paris, was bought by an anonymous telephone bidder for a record $ 41. 4 million at Christie's auction in New York on 6 May 2008.

In recent years, Craven Cottage has hosted several International Friendly matches, including the Republic of Ireland national football team who played Colombia and Nigeria there in May 2008 and May 2009 respectively and Oman in 2012.

In May 2008, the NLCC and The JAM Brands announced a partnership to produce The U. S. Finals-Final Destination.

In May 2008, Gail finally met Ted Page, the father she'd never known and in 2009, Gail's boyfriend, Joe McIntyre became addicted to pain killers, which came to a head when he broke into the medical centre.

After a major rehabilitation program, the company restarted copper production in December 2007 and cobalt production in May 2008.

Dated 31 May 2008 ABC News

On May 7, 2008, following speculation by John Carmack at QuakeCon on August 3, 2007, Doom 4 was announced as in production.

Dismissed by the district court, the case was heard on appeal and the Ninth Circuit issued its ruling on May 21, 2008.

On May 29, 2009, Maloway wrote a guest editorial defending the bill in the National Post newspaper.

In 1848, Abby May insisted they leave Concord, which she called " cold, heartless, brainless, soulless ".

Other festivals celebrated here include Carnival, the feast of San Isidro Labrador on 15 May and a crafts and livestock fair called the Nao de China in November.

Afonso IV (; 8 February 1291 – 28 May 1357 ), called the Brave (), was King of Portugal and the Algarve from 1325 until his death.

In the 2007 regular season, the Diamondbacks enjoyed success with a young team including Brandon Webb, Conor Jackson, Stephen Drew, Carlos Quentin, Chad Tracy, Chris Young, Miguel Montero, Mark Reynolds ( called up from Double-A in May ) and Justin Upton ( called up from Double-A in August ).

Another common aspect of the festival in early 20th century Ireland was the hanging of May Boughs on the doors and windows of houses and the making of May Bushes in farmyards, which usually consisted either of a branch of rowan / caorthann ( mountain ash ) or more commonly whitethorn / sceach geal ( hawthorn ) which is in bloom at the time and is commonly called the ' May Bush ' or just ' May ' in both Ireland and Britain.

Anti-Qing Dynasty revolutionaries, involved in the Xinhai Revolution, saw Western philosophy as an alternative to traditional philosophical schools ; students in the May Fourth Movement called for completely abolishing the old imperial institutions and practices of China.

The Empire tried to soften the problems with laws that would restrict slavery, but Brazil would inevitably recognize its end on May 13, 1888, with a law called Lei Áurea, sanctioned by imperial parliament and signed by princess Isabel.

On 20 May 1841, he was baptized in the local parish church, Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, as Oscar-Claude, but his parents called him simply Oscar.

In May 1999 Crowded House issued a compilation of unreleased songs, Afterglow, which included the track " Recurring Dream ", recorded when the group were still called The Mullanes and included Craig Hooper on guitar.

Tramlink ( originally and sometimes still called Croydon Tramlink ) is a tramway system in south London in the United Kingdom which began operation in May 2000.

Adams responded on May 18, 1998, with a comic strip called Pippy the Ziphead, " cramming as much artwork in as possible so no one will notice there's only one joke ... it's on the reader.

Kurt Schwitters developed what he called sound poems, while Francis Picabia and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes composed Dada music performed at the Festival Dada in Paris on 26 May 1920.

On 1 May 305, Diocletian called an assembly of his generals, traditional companion troops, and representatives from distant legions.

In May 1997, following the demonstrations that led to the ousting of Bucaram and appointment of Alarcón, the people of Ecuador called for a National Assembly to reform the Constitution and the country's political structure.

On 14 May 1796, Jenner tested his hypothesis by inoculating James Phipps, a boy eight years old ( the son of Jenner's gardener ), with pus scraped from the cowpox blisters on the hands of Sarah Nelmes, a milkmaid who had caught cowpox from a cow called Blossom, whose hide now hangs on the wall of the St George's medical school library ( now in Tooting ).

In May 2004, Woody Hearn of GU Comics called for all EverQuest gamers to boycott the Omens of War expansion in an effort to force SOE to address existing issues with the game rather than release another " quick-fire " expansion.

Edmund I (; 922 – 26 May 946 ), called the Elder, the Deed-doer, the Just, or the Magnificent, was King of England from 939 until his death.

The rainy season spans from February to May ( locally called " winter " due to the rain, not the temperature ), with rainfall particularly prodigious in March and April.

On May 9, the Marlins called up high-kicking southpaw Dontrelle Willis from the Double-A Carolina Mudcats and helped carry the injury-plagued Marlins with an 11 – 2 record in his first 17 starts.

In grateful recognition of that fact, on the fiftieth anniversary ( May 16, 1866 ) of the date of Windischmann's preface to that work, a fund called Die Bopp-Stiftung, for the promotion of the study of Sanskrit and comparative grammar, was established at Berlin, to which liberal contributions were made by his numerous pupils and admirers in all parts of the globe.

The war was fought from 27 January to 15 May 1918 between the forces of the Social Democrats led by the People's Deputation of Finland, commonly called the " Reds " (, ), and the forces of the non-socialist, conservative-led Senate, commonly called the " Whites " (, ).