To overthrow such a system, the Situationist International supported the May ' 68 revolts, and asked the workers to occupy the factories and to run them with direct democracy, through workers ' councils composed by instantly revocable delegates.

* May 7 – Paul Geidel, convicted of second-degree murder in 1911, is released from prison in Beacon, New York, after 68 years and 245 days ( the longest-ever time served by an inmate ).

* May 68, Philosophy is in the Street !, a book written by Vincent Cespedes

" During May ' 68, he met frequently with Maurice Blanchot.

The House passed the Pinckney Resolutions on May 26, 1836, the third of which was known from the beginning as the " gag rule " and passed with a vote of 117 to 68 ( The first stated that Congress had no constitutional authority to interfere with slavery in the states and the second that it " ought not " do so in the District of Columbia.

To overthrow this system, the SI supported the May ' 68 revolts, and asked the workers to occupy the factories and to run them through workers ' councils.

After publishing in the last issue of its magazine an analysis of the May ' 68 revolts and the strategies that will need to be adopted in future revolutions, the SI was dissolved in 1972.

SI member René Viénet's 1968 book Enragés and Situationists in the Occupations Movement, France, May ' 68 gives an account of the involvement of the SI with the student group of Enragés and the occupation of the Sorbonne.

It was not by chance that May ' 68, whose main feature was the largest general strike that ever stopped the economy of an advanced industrial country and the first wildcat general strike in history, was instead depicted by most media outlets as " student protests ".

Annual average relative humidity is 68 %, ranging from 63 % in February to 73 % in May.

This highly successful idea hugely increased the number of troops that could be embarked each day, and indeed at the rescue operation's peak, on 31 May, over 68, 000 men were taken off.

In 2005, Cape May County ranked 5th nationally in commercial fishing landings, generating $ 68. 1 million.

However it soon broke with many of the tenants of Bordigism and Marxism per se., arguing that in the aftermath of May ' 68 there was no longer any potential for the working class to escape the domination of capital through revolution.

The following year, Wellington marched 121, 000 troops ( 53, 749 British, 39, 608 Spanish, and 27, 569 Portuguese ) from northern Portugal across the mountains of northern Spain and the Esla River, by 20 May 1813, to outflank Marshal Jourdan's army of 68, 000 who were strung out between the Douro and the Tagus.

* May 10-Shel Silverstein, children's poet, aged 68

In the 2006 breeding season, about 68, 000 pairs were counted on the Isle of May.

On 4 May 1877, the estimate of the cost of rebuiling the Vendome Column was finally established: 323, 091 francs and 68 centimes.

68, 000 men and the commander of the BEF — Lord Gort — evacuated on 31 May.

American Record Guide 68. 3 ( May – June 2005 ): 181.

She died at age 68 from Alzheimer's disease a few months later on May 14, 1987.

He was a prominent figure during the May 68 crisis, supporting the auto-gestionary project.

In fact, in the May ' 68 movement there was a lot of " anti-unionist euphoria ," against the mainstream unions, the CGT, FO and CFDT, that were more willing to compromise with the powers that be than enact the will of the base.

Beneath the Paving Stones: Situationists and the Beach, May 68.

Worker-Student Action Committees: France May ' 68. Full text

May we state with confidence that in such an exhibition a republic will find its greatest security??

Pennsylvania closes its fiscal year on May 31.

It commemorates the 185th anniversary of Rhode Island's Independence when, upon May 4, 1776, the General Assembly, by its action, established the first free republic in the New World.

Yesterday, I had the privilege of reading a thoughtful article in the U.S. News & World Report of May 8 which discussed this type of action in more detail, including both its advantages and its disadvantages.

On May 11,330, A.D.,, its name was changed again, this time to Constantinople after its emperor, Constantine.

Sturdy and strong after more than a century of continuous use, the old covered, wooden bridge that spans the Tygartis Valley River at Philippi will have a distinctive part in the week-long observance of the first land battle of the Civil War at its home site, May 28th to June 3rd.

The indecision did not last long: during May 1963 the CCITT Working Party on the New Telegraph Alphabet proposed to assign lower case characters to columns 6 and 7, and International Organization for Standardization TC 97 SC 2 voted during October to incorporate the change into its draft standard.

The X3. 2. 4 task group voted its approval for the change to ASCII at its May 1963 meeting.

The crash of his ambitious Lawson L-4 " Midnight Liner " during its trial flight takeoff on May 8, 1921, ended his best chance for commercial aviation success.

It has continued functioning with a Summer Conversational Series in its original building at Orchard House, now run by the Louisa May Alcott Memorial Association.

On May 10, 2012, NYSE Amex Equities changed its name to NYSE MKT LLC.

Japan celebrates a similarly themed Greenery Day, held on May 4. Although it has a similar theme to Arbor Day, its roots lay in celebration of the birthday of Emperor Hirohito.

André Weil (; 6 May 1906 – 6 August 1998 ) was an influential French mathematician of the 20th century, renowned for the breadth and quality of his research output, its influence on future work, and the elegance of his exposition.

Namco Bandai has purchased a 34 % stake in Atari Europe on May 14, 2009, paving the way for its acquisition from Infogrames.

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.

In May 1991, Sega launched its Game Gear portable gaming handheld.

According to the Boston Globe ( as reported on May 18, 2010 ), the town has renamed its amphitheater in the artist's honor, and is looking to develop an Al Capp Museum.

Ibsen started thinking about the play around May 1878, although he did not begin its first draft until a year later, having reflected on the themes and characters in the intervening period ( he visualised its protagonist, Nora, for instance, as having approached him one day wearing " a blue woolen dress ").

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

On 25 May 2011 the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society renamed its fast interceptor vessel, MV Gojira, as MV Brigitte Bardot in appreciation of her support.

Turbo C was released on May 18, 1987 and an estimated 100, 000 copies were shipped in the first month of its release.