Early life and ministry in Scotland[edit] John Knox Witherspoon was born at Gifford, a parish of Yester, at East Lothian, Scotland, as the eldest child of the Reverend James Alexander Witherspoon and Anne Walker, a descendant of John Welsh of Ayr and John Knox.
Victoria Day, also referred to as May Long, May Run, or May Two-Four Weekend, is a federal and public holiday in Canada that honors the birth of Queen Victoria as well as signlaing the official beginning to the summer season in Canada.
Queen Victoria died in 1901. Since that year until 1952 Victoria Day was a national holiday fixed on May 24. In 1953 the new date of Victoria Day, being the Monday on or before May 24, was introduced. This gives Canadians the opportunity to enjoy a long weekend.