Observances and Celebrations:
National Smile Month
National Accordion Awareness Month
LGBTQIA Pride Month
African-American Music Appreciation Month
National Adopt a Cat Month
ALS Awareness Month
Bike to Work Week
Children’s Day (June 1)
Decoration Day (June 2)
Doughnut Day (June 2)
Armed Forces Day (June 4)
National Cheese Day (June 4)
World Environment Day (June 5)
Global Running Day (June 7)
Bounty Day (June 8)
World Oceans Day (June 8)
Kamehameha Day (June 11)
Loving Day (June 12)
Global Wind Day (June 15)
National Flip Flop Day (Third Friday)
National Eat Your Vegetables Day (June 17)
Autistic Pride Day (June 18)
Juneteenth (June 19)
World Sauntering Day (June 19)
Father’s Day (Third Sunday)
World Refugee Day (June 20)
Summer Solstice (June 21)
International Yoga Day (June 21)
World Music Day (June 21)
Take Your Dog to Work Day (Friday after Father’s Day)
Canadian Multiculturalism Day (June 27)
National Tapioca Day (June 28)
Notable Events:
1926
Publication of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
1934
The First Appearance of Donald Duck
1936
Publication of Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
1938
The First Appearance of Superman
1940
First Appearance of Clayface
1944
Publication of 1984 by George Orwell
1946
World Villain Donald Trump Born
1947
Publication of The Diary of Anne Frank
1949
First SciFi Television Show, Captain Video and his Video Rangers
1950
First Appearance of Deadshot
1963
First Appearance of Wasp
1964
First Appearance of The Teen Titans
1966
The Vatican Abolishes the Index of Prohibited Books
1966
First Appearance of Poison Ivy
1967
Beatles Release Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
1972
First Appearance of Luke Cage
1973
The Death of Gwen Stacy
1975
Premiere of Jaws
1975
First Appearance of Gamora
1976
The Sex Pistols ‘Gig that Changed the World’
1977
Release of Apple II
1978
The First Rise of the Rainbow Gay Pride Flag
1982
Premiere of E.T.
1983
First Appearance of Lobo
1983
Premiere of Reading Rainbow
1984
Premiere of Ghostbusters
1990
Debut of Universal Studios Florida
1992
First Appearance of War Machine
1993
Premiere of Jurassic Park
1994
Premiere of The Lion King
1997
Publication of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J.K. Rowling
2007
Release of the iPhone
2009
The Passing of Michael Jackson
2015
Premiere of Inside Out
2017
Premiere of Wonder Woman
Awesome as always!
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Thanks! And, thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome!
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Reblogged this on Reads & Reels and commented:
This is one of my favourite monthly features!
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Love this! Thanks for the trip down memory lane 😊
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No, thank you
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June is a pretty sweet month. Except for the birth of world villain of course.
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I agree, but it is National Accordion Month, so, things balance out.
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Lol at World Villain Donald Trump. Totally agree.
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Some good stuff here! Another June moment is the premiere of Jurassic Park in 1993. It had the record for highest-grossing film of all time until Titanic replaced it.
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I hate that I share a zodiac with Trump.. lol. Great read 😊
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Oh you two must be a lot alike?
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love this! surprised at some of the year tags on notable events – they just make me feel like, wow, where has the time flown!?! and 19th of June is highlighted in my diary with a big, fat circle around it! 👍
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National Duck day…..6/9!
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