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May 9-12 Four-day featured webpage:
Mother's Day
whence and wherefore
for more see The Celebration Book of Great American Traditions by Wicke Chambers and Spring Asher - 394.269 Chambers

Today in New Mexico History: May 9, 1950 — A fire crew fighting the Capitan Gap fire in Lincoln National Forest rescued a bear cub clinging to a tree. The burned animal later became known as Smokey Bear and the cub grew into a national symbol for the prevention of forest fires. The bear lived on in the Washington, D.C., Zoo and later died of natural causes. His body was returned and buried in the same area where the fire occurred.
Today in New Mexico History: May 10, 1946 — At 12:01 AM at the State Penitentiary at Santa Fe, Pedro Talamante was electrocuted for the murder of his wife, although by later standards he was insane at the time, as he suffered from extreme schizophrenia.
Today in New Mexico History: May 10, 2000 — The Cerro Grande Fire, set deliberately by the Forest Service to clear brush and prevent wildfires, forced the evacuation of the 11,000 residents of Los Alamos; it burned some 48,000-acres and over 400 homes. The total cost of the fire was over a billion dollars.
Today in New Mexico History: May 12, 1892 — The New Mexico territorial capitol building in Santa Fe was mysteriously destroyed by fire. Some documents are lost, but the most ancient Spanish Archives were saved. The cause of the fire is still unproved but witnesses reported seeing "dark figures" running from the building shortly before the building was engulfed in flames, and the system supplying water to the hydrants had been disabled. The documentation for some Spanish landgrants were destroyed while others, stored beside them, were miraculously unharmed.

Socorro's Primary Election
Register to vote - Deadline: May 6^th
Request absentee ballot prior to May 30^th
Early (in person) voting begins: May 12^th
Primary Election Day: June 3^rd
Click here for more info.
General Election - November 4^th