Cancer: June 21 - July 22
June Birthstone: Pearl
June's Flower: Rose
Month Observances:
Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat-Month
Aphasia Awareness Month (National)
Audiobook Month
Candy Month
Dairy Month (National)
Drive Safe Month (National)
Firework Safety Month (June - July 4th)
Flag Month (National)
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month (National)
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month (US)
Iced Tea Month (National)
People Skills Month (International)
Rose Month (National)
Safety Month (National)
Scleroderma Awareness Month (National)
Send A Rose Month
Turkey Lovers Month
Vision Research Month
Zoo and Aquarium Month
Weekly Observances
First Week
Fishing Week (National)
Headache Awareness Week (National)
Second Week
Bathroom Reading Week
Clay Week (National)
Headache Awareness Week (National)
Hug Week (National)
Little League Baseball Week (National)
Men's Health Week (National)
National River Cleanup Week
Fourth Week
Camping Week (National)
Eye Safety Awareness Week
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
Sobriety Checkpoint Week (National)
Other Weekly Observances in June (we're not sure which week)
Amateur Radio Week
Carpenter Ant Awareness Week
Flag Week (National)
Gay Pride Week
Hermit Week (National)
Small Business Week
Step Parents Week
Take Your Pet to Work Week
U.S. Equestrian Team National Horse Week
Holidays & Observances
National Cancer Survivors Day. Observed the first Sunday in June each year.
Kentucky became the 15th US State (Commonwealth) on June 1, 1792.
June 1, 1954 - Debut of Linus' security blanket in the Peanuts cartoon strip
Radio was patented in June 2, 1896
Jefferson Davis Day - Alabama (Observed the first Monday in June in Alabama.) June 2
National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day, June 2
Battle of Midway began, June 3, 1942
First U.S. Spacewalk By Ed White June 3, 1965
The shopping cart was created by Sylvan N. Goldman of Humpty Dumpty Stores and Standard Food Markets in Oklahoma City and introduced on June 4, 1937.
First Hot Air Balloon flight by the Montgolfier brothers June 5, 1783.
World Environment Day, Observed June 5th, the anniversary of the U. N. Conference on the Human Environment
Bonza Bottler Day. An excuse to celebrate. This happens every month when the day and the date are the same number. (May 5, June 6, July 7, etc..)
CRTC licenced CHIN Radio on June 6, 1966 as the first Multicultural radio station in Ontario.
D-Day Anniversary - Allied invasion of Europe, 1944
Hunger Awareness Day (US National)
First Drive-in Movie Theater opens in New Jersey in 1933.
National Yo-Yo Day
Boone Day
First day ice cream was sold in the US, June 7, 1786
Trails Day (US National) – June 7, 2008
Race Unity Day (Second Sunday in June)
Donald Duck's Birthday June 9
Federal tax withholding became a law in the US, June 10, 1948
E.T. movie premiered - June 11, 1982
King Kamehameha Day - Hawaii - June 11th every year.
The baseball was invented in June 12, 1839
The National Baseball Hall of Frameopened on June 12, 1939
Diary Day - in observance of Ann Frank's birthday
"Open Window Day" - Open your windows and let the Spring air in! (National - US)
Philippines Independence Day
Flag Day (US) (date stays the same each year) "Flag Day, June 14. Anniversary of adopting the flag in 1777. Flag is called the Stars and Stripes. A legal holiday in Pennsylvania since 1937. Observed by displaying the flag. Some states observe additional flag days."
Arkansas became the 25th US state on June 15, 1836
Electricity Day (US National) - in observation of Benjamin Franklin discovering electricity while flying a kite on June 15, 1752.
Father's Day Observed the third Sunday of June
Fly A Kite Day - Celebrating the anniversary of Ben Franklin's kite experiment in 1752
Justice for Janitors Day - observed June 15 every year. Justice for Janitors Day was established after janitors in Los Angeles were beaten by police during a peaceful demonstration against the cleaning contractor ISS, on June 15, 1990. The public outrage that generated from this incident resulted in ISS agreeing to recognize L.A. janitors in a union. In remembrance of that day, SEIU janitors and supporters take action every June 15 in cities nationwide and in countries around the world.
Power of a Smile Day - observed June 15 every year
Morticians Day (US National) - honoring people who work in the death industry, June 16
Commonwealth Pharmacy Day is observed in over 40 countries to remind patients to ask their pharmacist about medicines and to remind pharmacists of their stewardship for medicines and their duty of car to patients. June 16.
Bunker Hill Day in Massachusetts in recognition of the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.
Emancipation Day In Texas (Texas State Holiday - Observed June 19th each year)
Ice Cream Soda Day - June 20
West Virginia Day (West Virginia became the 35th state on June 20, 1863.
Summer Solstice - First Day of Summer, June 21
Pledge of Allegiance recognized by Congress, June 22, 1942
G. I. Bill signed into law, June 22, 1944
Typewriter Day - in observance of the typewriter being patented in June 23, 1868 by Christopher Sholes.
U.F.O. Day - First documented UFO sighting on this day in June 24, 1947 near Washington's Cascade Mountains.
St. Jean Baptiste Day (Quebec National Day) June 24
LEON Day - LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It is now six months until Christmas. June 25
Bicycle patented in June 26, 1819
Rat Catcher's Day. Observance of the Pied Piper getting rid of all the rats Hamelin, Germany on June 26, 1284.
HIV Testing Day (National) June 27
Paul Bunyan Day
Stonewall Rebellion Day (US)
The Versailles Treaty - Officially ends World War 1. Peace Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919 by Germany and the Allied powers at the Palace of Versailles
The remote control was introduced on June 29, 1964
Meteor Day - In observance of a meteorite crash (Tunguska Comet Impact) on June 30, 1908 in central Siberia, Russia.
Quote of the month:
"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."
-- James Dent
Warmie
