Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, down from 173,514 at the 2010 census. Jacksons population declined more between 2010 and 2020 (11.42%) than any major city in the United States. Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area, the largest metropolitan area completely within the state. With a 2020 population estimated around 600,000, metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippis population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi.
Founded in 1821 as the site for a new state capital, the city is named after General Andrew Jackson, who was honored for his role in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later served as U.S. president. Following the nearby Battle of Vicksburg in 1863 during the American Civil War, Union forces under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman began the siege of Jackson and the city was subsequently burned.During the 1920s, Jackson surpassed Meridian to become the most populous city in the state following a speculative natural gas boom in the region. The current slogan for the city is The City with Soul. It has had numerous musicians prominent in blues, gospel, folk, and jazz. The city is located in the deep south halfway between Memphis and New Orleans on Interstate 55 and Dallas and Atlanta on Interstate 20. Being at this location has given the city the nickname the crossroads of the south.
The city has a number of museums and cultural institutions, including the Mississippi Childrens Museum, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Old Capital Museum, Museum of Mississippi History. Other notable locations are the Mississippi Coliseum and the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, home of the Jackson State Tigers Football Team.
The Jackson metropolitan statistical area is the states second largest metropolitan area overall, due to four counties in northern Mississippi being part of the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area. In 2020, the Jackson metropolitan area held a GDP of 30 billion dollars, accounting for 29% of the states total GDP of 104.1 billion dollars.
Mayday
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Some people may be wondering why anybody would yell May Day when they are in trouble. Here is why:
It derives from the French maidez, pronounced mayDAY, and means literally help me.
Mayday meaning & definition 1 of Mayday.
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international distress radio code word, when using voice transmission
[SOS] is the morse code version
MAYDAY is reconized internationally as an emergency code on any type of radio system, and should be taken seriously.Mayday meaning & definition 2 of Mayday.
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Mayday (Wu Yue Tian) is one of the most popular rock bands of Taiwan. Its members are Ashin (lead vocalist), Masa (bass), Ming (drummer), Monster (guitar), and Stone (guitar).
Mayday meaning & definition 3 of Mayday.
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It is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications. It derives from the French venez maider, meaning come help me.
It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by mariners and aviators but in some countries local organisations such as police forces, firefighters, and transportation organizations may also use the term. The call is always given three times in a row (Mayday Mayday Mayday) to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual Mayday call from a message about a Mayday call.
A mayday situation is one in which a vessel, aircraft, vehicle, or person is in grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance. Examples of grave and imminent danger in which a mayday call would be appropriate include fire, explosion or sinking.
Civilian aircraft in the UK and Europe are encouraged to use the following format:
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY; Name of station addressed; Aircraft callsign; Nature of emergency; Intentions of the pilot; Present position (including Altitude or Flight level); Pilots qualifications; Any other useful information (number of souls on board.)Mayday meaning & definition 4 of Mayday.
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One who makes no sense and blurts out random things no one els understands. Also a [mayday] gets really angry when you correct him
Mayday meaning & definition 5 of Mayday.
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Day of international resistance and solidarity against capitalism.
Originally a day of carnivalesque suspension of the social order of work and control, prevalent among peasant communities in mediaeval Europe. A continuation of earlier pagan festivities which continued in a syncretic way during the Christian era, with rituals such as the maypole retained. (This was originally a pagan fertility ritual).
It became a focus of international resistance for two reasons: firstly, because the campaign for Mayday to be made into a holiday was an important early campaign of the workers movement, and secondly and more importantly, because of the Haymarket martyrs, anarchists stitched up over a bombing at a protest.Mayday meaning & definition 6 of Mayday.
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Not sure about this one but possibly from the French maidez or Help Me!
Mayday meaning & definition 7 of Mayday.
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Mayday in Ballooning. The international distress call.
Mayday meaning & definition 8 of Mayday.
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An international radio distress signal used by ships and aircraft.
Mayday meaning & definition 9 of Mayday.