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June
June Monthly Celebrations
- Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
- Aquarium Month
- Candy Month
- Dairy Month
- Effective Communications Month
- Fight the Filthy Fly Month
- Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
- Great Outdoors Month
- National Accordion Awareness Month
- National Adopt a Cat Month
- National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
- National Iced Tea Month
- Rose Month
- Turkey Lovers Month
June Weekly Events
- Fishing Week, Week 1
- Email Week, Week 2
- Flag Week – the week that Flag day falls on
- Lightning Safety Week – Last full week of Month
- National Flag Week – the Week of Flag Day on June 14
- National Gardening Week – First full week of month
June Holidays That Vary
- National Doughnut Day always the first Friday in June
- National Trails Day First Saturday in June
- National Frozen Yogurt Day – first Sunday in June
- National Flip Flop Day – second Friday in June
- Nursing Assistants Day – date varies
- Take a Road Trip Day – third Friday in June
- National Hollerin’ Contest Day – third Saturday in June
- World Juggler’s Day – Saturday closest to June 17th
- Father’s Day – third Sunday
- National Turkey Lovers Day – third Sunday in June
- Finally Summer Day / Summer Solstice – date varies
- Chinese Dragon Boat Festival – date varies
- National Food Truck Day – fourth Friday in June
Take Your Dog to Work Day Friday after Father’s Day
- National Columnists Day – fourth Tuesday in June
- National Handshake Day – last Thursday in June
June 1
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1869 Thomas Edison granted his first patent for the Electric Vote Recorder (U.S. Patent 90,646)
- 1939 First night MLB game takes place at Philadelphia’s Shribe Park; Phillies lose 5-2 to Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1982 Oakland A’s left fielder Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases in 3-2 win over Boston Red Sox to become fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a MLB season
- 2022 US Coast Guard Admiral Linda Fagan, assumes post of Commandant, becoming 1st female commander of US military branch
June 2
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This Day In History
- 1835 P. T. Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US
- 1863 Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves
- 1875 Alexander Graham Bell makes first sound transmission
- 1933 FDR authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House
- 1989 “Dead Poets Society” film starring Robin Williams premieres
June 3
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This Day In History
- 1967 Aretha Franklin‘s cover of the Otis Redding song “Respect” reaches #1
- 1976 US presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta
- 1988 “Big” film directed by Penny Marshall, starring Tom Hanks premieres in US
June 4
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This Day In History
- 1896 Henry Ford takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit
- 1917 1st Pulitzer prize awarded to Richards & Elliott (Julia Ward Howe)
- 1940 Winston Churchill‘s speech “We shall fight on the seas and oceans”
- 2002 Canadian singer Avril Lavigne releases debut album, “Let Go”
June 5
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1998 “The Truman Show”, starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, and Ed Harris, is released
June 6
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Holidays
National Gardening Exercise Day– Get out and exercise with your plants.
This Day In History
- 1912 The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins, the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century
- 1991 NBC announces Jay Leno will succeed Johnny Carson as host on “The Tonight Show” on May 25, 1992
- 2002 “The Bourne Identity” directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon premieres in Los Angeles, California
June 7
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This Day In History
- 1864 Abraham Lincoln renominated for US President by the Republican Party
- 1893 Gandhi‘s first act of civil disobedience.
- 1955 1st President to appear on color TV (Eisenhower)
- 2004 “Live Like You Were Dying” single released by Tim McGraw (Grammy Award Best Country Song, 2004; Billboard Song of the Year, 2004)
June 8
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1864 Abraham Lincoln renominated for US President by the Republican Party
- 1893 Gandhi‘s first act of civil disobedience.
- 1955 1st President to appear on color TV (Eisenhower)
- 2004 “Live Like You Were Dying” single released by Tim McGraw (Grammy Award Best Country Song, 2004; Billboard Song of the Year, 2004)
June 9
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1962 Singer Tony Bennett makes his Carnegie Hall concert debut, NYC
- 1963 1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0
June 10
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This Day In History
- 1692 The first victim of the Salem witch trials, Bridget Bishop, is hanged for witchcraft in the colony of Massachusetts
- 1752 Benjamin Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment
- 1935 In Akron, Ohio, Dr. Robert H. Smith (Dr. Bob) from Akron & Bill Wilson from New York City form Alcoholics Anonymous (date of Smith’s last drink)
- 1943 FDR becomes 1st US President to visit a foreign country during wartime
- 1996 Intel releases 200 mhz pentium chip
June 11
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This Day In History
- 1776 Continental Congress creates committee to draft a Declaration of Independence with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston as members
- 1947 Perennial Christmas film “Miracle on 34th St” starring John Payne and Maureen O’Hara, directed by George Seaton is released
- 1982 “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore, is released
- 1990 Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson & Willie Randolph (all ex Yanks)
- 1993 “Jurassic Park”, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum opens, sets box office weekend record of $502 million
June 12
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1942 Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present in Amsterdam
- 1990 Oakland A’s Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases
- 2007 “Transformers”, directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox premieres in Sydney
June 13
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1920 US Post Office says children cannot be sent by parcel post (after various instances)
- 1995 “Jagged Little Pill”, 3rd studio album by Alanis Morissette is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year, 1996)
June 14
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This Day In History
- 1777 US Continental Congress adopts the Stars & Stripes flag, designed by Francis Hopkinson, replacing the Grand Union flag
- 1942 Anne Frank begins her diary
- 1946 Nat King Cole records “The Christmas Song” for the first time
June 15
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This Day In History
- 1775 George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, the day after Congress establishes the force
- 1973 “Let’s Get It On” single released by Marvin Gaye (Billboard R&B Song of the Year, 1973; No. 4 overall)
- 1990 “Dick Tracy” with Warren Beatty & Madonna premieres
- 1994 Disney’s animated musical film “The Lion King” opens in theaters with $42 million
June 16
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This Day In History
- 1858 Abraham Lincoln says “A house divided against itself cannot stand” accepting Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
- 1903 Ford Motors under Henry Ford incorporates
- 1975 NBA Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to L.A. Lakers for 4 players
1978 Film “Grease” opens, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, based on the 1971 musical
June 17
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1631 Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal
- 1837 Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent
- 1885 Statue of Liberty arrives in NYC aboard French ship `Isere’
- 1973 Dolly Parton records her song “I Will Always Love You” (later a huge hit for Whitney Houston) for RCA in Nashville
June 18
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1682 English Quaker William Penn founds Philadelphia, in the Pennsylvania Colony
- 1928 American aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, landing at Burry Port, Wales
- 1991 “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” single released by Bryan Adams (Billboard Song of the Year, 1991)
- 2001 “The Fast and the Furious” film directed by Rob Cohen starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez premieres
- 2003 Google launches AdSense, a program that enables website publishers to serve ads targeted to the specific content of their individual web pages, many of which like On This Day (then HistoryOrb.com) go on to start their own publishing businesses
June 19
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This Day In History
- 1865 Union General Gordon Granger declares slaves are free in Texas, now the date the end of slavery is celebrated across the US as Juneteenth
- 1978 Garfield, created by Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip
June 20
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This Day In History
- 1975 “Jaws”, based on the book by Peter Benchley, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider is released
- 1993 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls become first team since legendary Boston Celtics of the 1960s to win 3 consecutive titles, with a 99–98 victory in Game 6 over Phoenix Suns; MVP: Michael Jordan for third straight year
- 2010 “Despicable Me” directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud with voices by Steve Carell and Jason Segel premieres at the Moscow Film Festival
June 21
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1908 1st American horror movie silent film “Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde” premieres in Chicago
- 1980 “Star Wars Episode V – Empire Strikes Back”, produced by George Lucas opens in cinemas in UK and North America
- 1981 Reggae musician Bob Marley receives a Jamaican state funeral
- 1986 1985 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson, signs 3-year contract to play baseball with the Kansas City Royals
June 22
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1944 US President Franklin Roosevelt signs “GI Bill of Rights” (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act)
- 1955 Walt Disney‘s animated film “Lady & the Tramp” released
June 23
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This Day In History
- 1683 William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty “not sworn to, nor broken”
- 1888 Frederick Douglass is 1st African-American to be nominated for US Vice President
1989 Movie “Batman” premieres directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson
June 24
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This Day In History
- 1979 Rickey Henderson debuts for Oakland & steals his 1st base
- 1992 Mafia boss John Gotti begins life sentence in jail for murder and other crimes
- 1992 NBA Draft: LSU center Shaquille O’Neal first pick by Orlando Magic
June 25
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1951 1st color TV broadcast, CBS’ Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities
- 1984 Prince releases his “Purple Rain” album
- 1996 “Independence Day” directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum premieres in Westwood, California
- 1996 Jay-Z releases his debut studio album “Beyond Reasonable Doubt” with Roc-A-Fella Records and Priority Records
June 26
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Holidays
This Day In History
- 1894 Karl Benz of Germany receives US patent for gasoline-driven auto
- 1945 United Nations Charter signed by 50 nations in San Francisco
- 1977 Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, the last performance of his career
- 1997 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st book in J. K. Rowling‘s best-selling series, is published
June 27
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This Day In History
- 1959 “West Side Story” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 734 performances
- 1972 Legendary video game and home computer Atari, Inc. founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in Sunnyvale, California
- 1973 “Live & Let Die”, 8th James Bond Film, 1st to star Roger Moore, also starring Jane Seymour, 1st released in the US
June 28
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Holidays
Insurance Awareness Day – Now who do you think invented that!?!
This Day In History
- 1776 Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to Continental Congress
- 1996 “Nutty Professor” starring Eddie Murphy opens in theaters in the USA
June 29
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This Day In History
- 1613 Shakespeare‘s Globe Theatre in London, burns down during a performance of “Henry VIII”
- 1986 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues
- 2009 Financier Bernie Madoff sentenced to 150 years in US maximum prison, for conducting a massive Ponzi scheme
June 30
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Holidays
This Day In History
NOTE: Information within the Content Calendar was curated from Holidayinsights.com, & OnThisDay.com.
