Today is June 1 2015

National Hazelnut Cake Day: More

• National Heimlich Maneuver Day: More
  
• National Go Barefoot Day: More
  Since 2004 by the Charity organization Soles 4 Souls.
• National Say Something Nice Day: More
  Anti-bulling.
• National Penpal Day: More
• Flip a Coin Day: More
• World Milk Day: More
  Since 2001 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
• Oscar The Grouch Day: More
  His birthday.
• Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts: More
  Ends November 30.
• Dare Day: More
  Make or take a dare. This is not D.A.R.E. day.

• Health
  • National Sun Safety Week: More
    From the web site: 'Entertainment Industries Council launched National Sun Safety Week through its Sun Safety Alliance to raise awareness of the importance of sun safe practices'.
• Animal and Pets
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• Other
  • Global Day of Parent: More
    From the web site: 'The Global Day of Parents is observed on the 1st of June every year. The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2012 with resolution A/RES/66/292 and honours parents throughout the world'.

• In 1792, Kentucky admitted as the 15th US state
  From Wikipedia: 'Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
  
  Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
  
  Kentucky is situated in the Upland South. A significant portion of eastern Kentucky is part of Appalachia. lies to the east, Virginia to the southeast, Tennessee to the south, Missouri to the west, Illinois and Indiana to the northwest, and Ohio to the north and northeast. Only Missouri and Tennessee, both of which border eight states, touch more.
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• In 1796, Tennessee admitted as the 16th US state." ".Tennessee is a state in the southern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Tennessee's capital and second largest city is Nashville, which has a population of 601,222. Memphis is the state's largest city, with a population of 653,450.
  
  The state of Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachians. What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796.
  
  Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War in 1861. Occupied by Union forces from 1862, it was the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war.
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• In 1812, The U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
  From Wikipedia (War of 1812): 'The War of 1812 was a military conflict that lasted from June 18, 1812 to February 18, 1815, fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom, its North American colonies, and its North American Indian allies. Historians in the United States and Canada see it as a war in its own right, but Europeans often see it as a minor theatre of the Napoleonic Wars. By the war's end in early 1815 the key issues had been resolved and peace came with no boundary changes.
  
  'On June 1, 1812, President James Madison sent a message to Congress recounting American grievances against Great Britain, though not specifically calling for a declaration of war. After Madison's message, the House of Representatives deliberated for four days behind closed doors before voting 79 to 49 (61% in favor) the first declaration of war, and the Senate agreed by 19 to 13 (59% in favor). The conflict began formally on June 18, 1812, when Madison signed the measure into law and proclaimed it the next day. This was the first time that the United States had declared war on another nation, and the Congressional vote would prove to be the closest vote to formally declare war in American history. (The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991, while not a formal declaration of war, was a closer vote.) None of the 39 Federalists in Congress voted in favor of the war; critics of war subsequently referred to it as "Mr. Madison's War"'.
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• In 1813, James Lawrence, the mortally-wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, gives his final order: Don't give up the ship!
  From Wikipedia (War of 1812): 'James Lawrence (October 1, 1781 – June 4, 1813) was an American naval officer. During the War of 1812, he commanded USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS Shannon commanded by Philip Broke. He is probably best known today for his last words or "dying command" "Don't give up the ship!", which is still a popular naval battle cry, and which was invoked by Oliver Hazard Perry's personal battle flag, adopted to commemorate his dead friend
  
  Upon his return to the United States in March, Lawrence learned of his promotion to Captain. Two months later he took command of the frigate Chesapeake, then preparing for sea at Boston. He left port on 1 June 1813 and immediately engaged the blockading Royal Navy frigate Shannon in a fierce battle. Although slightly smaller, the British ship disabled Chesapeake with gunfire within the first few minutes. Captain Lawrence, mortally wounded by small arms fire, ordered his officers, "Don't give up the ship. Fight her till she sinks." Or "Tell them to fire faster; don't give up the ship." Men carried him below, and his crew was overwhelmed by a British boarding party shortly afterward. James Lawrence died of his wounds on 4 June 1813, while his captors directed Chesapeake to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  
  After Lawrence's death was reported to his friend and fellow officer Oliver Hazard Perry, he ordered a large blue battle ensign, stitched with the phrase "Dont Give Up The Ship" in bold white letters. The Perry Flag was displayed on his flagship during a victorious engagement against the British on Lake Erie in September 1813. The original flag is displayed in the Naval Academy Museum and a replica is displayed in Memorial Hall at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. A replica is also on view at Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, on South Bass Island, Ohio.
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• In 1831, James Clark Ross discovers the Magnetic North Pole.
  From Wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Magnetic_Pole
  
  The North Magnetic Pole moves over time due to magnetic changes in the Earth's core. In 2001, it was determined by the Geological Survey of Canada to lie near Ellesmere Island in northern Canada at 81.3°N 110.8°W. It was situated at 83.1°N 117.8°W in 2005. In 2009, while still situated within the Canadian Arctic territorial claim at 84.9°N 131.0°W, it was moving toward Russia at between 55 and 60 kilometres (34 and 37 mi) per year. As of 2015, the pole is projected to have moved beyond the Canadian Arctic territorial claim to 86.3°N 160.0°W.
  
  The first expedition to reach the North Magnetic Pole was led by James Clark Ross, who found it at Cape Adelaide on the Boothia Peninsula on June 1, 1831. Roald Amundsen found the North Magnetic Pole in a slightly different location in 1903. The third observation was by Canadian government scientists Paul Serson and Jack Clark, of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, who found the pole at Allen Lake on Prince of Wales Island in 1947.
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• In 1890, The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
  From Wikipedia (United States Census Bureau): 'The 1890 census was the first to use the electric tabulating machines invented by Herman Hollerith. For 1890–1940 details, see Truesdell, Leon E. (1965). The Development of Punch Card Tabulation in the Bureau of the Census, 1890-1940: With outlines of actual tabulation programs. US GPO. In 1946, knowing of the Bureau's funding of Hollerith and, later, Powers, John Mauchly approached the Bureau about early funding for UNIVAC development. A UNIVAC I computer was accepted by the Bureau in 1951.
  
  fROM wIKIPEDIA (Herman Hollerith): 'Herman Hollerith (February 29, 1860 – November 17, 1929) was an American inventor who developed an electromechanical punched card tabulator to assist in summarizing information and, later, accounting. He was the founder of The Tabulating Machine Company that was consolidated in 1911 with three other companies to form the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, later renamed IBM. Hollerith is regarded as one of the seminal figures in the development of data processing. His invention of the punched card tabulating machine marks the beginning of the era of semiautomatic data processing systems, and his concept dominated that landscape for nearly a century'.
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• In 1898, Trans-Mississippi International Exposition opens in Omaha.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. The Indian Congress was held concurrently. Over 2.6 million people came to Omaha to view the 4,062 exhibits during the five months of the Exposition. President William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan were among the dignitaries who attended at the invitation of Gurdon Wattles, the event's leader. 100,000 people assembled on the plaza to hear them speak. The Expo stretched over a 180-acre (0.73 km2) tract in North Omaha and featured a 2,000 feet (610 m)-long lagoon encircled by 21 classical buildings that featured fine and modern products from around the world
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• In 1905, Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition opens in Portland, Oregon.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, commonly also known as the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and officially known as the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, was a worldwide exposition held in Portland, Oregon, United States in 1905 to celebrate the centennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. While not officially considered a World's Fair by the Bureau of International Expositions, it is often informally described as such; the exposition attracted both exhibits and visitors from around the world. During the exposition's four-month ru it attracted over 1.6 million visitors, and featured exhibits from 21 countries. Portland grew from 161,000 to 270,000 residents between 1905 and 1910, a spurt that has been attributed to the exposition'.
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• In 1974, The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.'Henry Judah Heimlich (born February 3, 1920) is A Jewish American thoracic surgeon widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, described in Emergency Medicine in 1974. Other medical inventions include the Micro Trach portable oxygen system for ambulatory patients and the Heimlich Chest Drain Valve, or "flutter valve," which drains blood and air out of the chest cavity.
  
  Heimlich first published his views about the maneuver in a June 1974 informal article in Emergency Medicine entitled, "Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary". On June 19, 1974, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that retired restaurant-owner Isaac Piha used the procedure to rescue a choking victim, Irene Bogachus, in Bellevue, Washington.
  
  From 1976 to 1985, the choking-rescue guidelines of the American Heart Association and of the American Red Cross taught rescuers to first perform a series of backblows to remove the FBAO (foreign body airway obstruction); if backblows failed, then rescuers learned to proceed with the Heimlich maneuver (aka "abdominal thrusts"). After a July 1985 American Heart Association conference, backblows were removed from choking-rescue guidelines. From 1986 to 2005, the published guidelines of the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross recommended only the Heimlich maneuver as the treatment for choking; the NIH still does for conscious persons over one year of age, as does the NSC.
  
  The choking-rescue guidelines published by the American Heart Association ceased referring to "the Heimlich maneuver" and instead called the procedure "abdominal thrusts". The new guidelines stated that chest thrusts and back blows may also deal with choking effectively.
  
  In Spring 2006, the American Red Cross "downgraded" the use of the Heimlich maneuver, essentially returning to the pre-1986 guidelines. For conscious victims, the new guidelines (nicknamed "the five and five"), recommend first applying five backblows; if this method fails to remove the airway obstruction, rescuers will then apply five abdominal thrusts. For unconscious victims, the new guidelines recommend chest thrusts, a method first recommended in a 1976 study by Charles Guildner, with results duplicated in a year 2000 study by Audun Langhelle. The 2006 guidelines also eliminated the phrase "Heimlich maneuver" and replaced it with "abdominal thrust"''.
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• In 1968, Simon and Garfunkel's 'Mrs Robinson' hits #1.
  From Wikipedia: '"Mrs. Robinson" is a song by American music duo Simon and Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, Bookends (1968). Produced by the duo themselves and Roy Halee, it is famous for its inclusion in the 1967 film The Graduate. The song was written by Paul Simon, who pitched it to director Mike Nichols alongside Art Garfunkel after Nichols rejected two other songs intended for the film. The song contains a famous reference to baseball star Joe DiMaggio'.
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• In 1970, The song 'Everything Is Beautiful' by Ray Stevens hits #1.
  From Wikipedia: '“Everything Is Beautiful” is a song written, composed, and performed by Ray Stevens. It has appeared on many of Stevens' albums, including one named after the song, and has become a pop standard and common in religious performances. The children heard singing the chorus of the song, using the hymn, "Jesus Loves the Little Children", are from the Oak Hill Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee. This group includes Stevens' two daughters. The song was responsible for two wins at the Grammy Awards of 1971: Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Ray Stevens and Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for Jake Hess. Stevens' recording was the Number 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in the summer of 1970. The song also spent three weeks atop the adult contemporary chart. Many country stations played the song, peaking it at #39 on Billboard's chart. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 12 song of 1970. The song includes anti-racist and pro-tolerance lyrics such as "We shouldn't care 'bout the length of his hair/Or the color of his skin'.
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• In 1980, Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Cable News Network was launched at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 1980. After an introduction by Ted Turner, the husband and wife team of David Walker and Lois Hart anchored the channel's first newscast. Burt Reinhardt, the executive vice president of CNN at its launch, hired most of the channel's first 200 employees, including the network's first news anchor, Bernard Shaw'.
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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Hazelnut Cake Day'.
[The Hankster says] I really don't care who makes the cake ... wait a minute, my mistake. I like cake made with Hazelnuts.

Tomorrow is 'National Say Something Nice Day'. It has an anti-bulling theme.
[The Hankster says] Thumpper will be proud of you.

Get out the ole quill for tomorrow's 'National Penpal Day'.
[The Hankster says] OK, a pen and paper will do. You may use a computer and send via email. Just Get 'er Done.

Feeling lucky. Good. tomorrow is 'Flip a Coin Day'.

If you didn't do well with that coin, you may want to skip tomorrows 'Dare Day'. Make or take a dare. This is not D.A.R.E. day.

We have a birthday, err, whatever tomorrow. It will be 'Oscar The Grouch Day'. His birthday.
[The Hankster says] I looked it up on Wikipedia. Species: Grouch. Gender: Male.

It's here. Tomorrow is the day that the 'Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts'. Ends November 30.


Awareness / Observance Days on: June 1
o Health
- 'World Milk Day'. Since 2001 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

- 'National Heimlich Maneuver Day'.

- 'National Sun Safety Week'. From the web site: 'Entertainment Industries Council launched National Sun Safety Week through its Sun Safety Alliance to raise awareness of the importance of sun safe practices'.

o Other
- 'National Go Barefoot Day'. Since 2004 by the Charity organization Soles 4 Souls

- 'Global Day of Parent'. From the web site: 'The Global Day of Parents is observed on the 1st of June every year. The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2012 with resolution A/RES/66/292 and honours parents throughout the world'.


Historical events in the past on: June 1

In 1792, Kentucky is admitted as the 15th US state.

In 1796, Tennessee is admitted as the 16th US state.

In 1812, The U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.

In 1831, James Clark Ross discovers the Magnetic North Pole.

In 1813, James Lawrence, the mortally-wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, gives his final order: Don't give up the ship!

In 1890, The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.

In 1898, The Trans-Mississippi International Exposition opens in Omaha.

In 1905, The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition opens in Portland, Oregon.

In 1974, The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.

In 1968, Simon and Garfunkel's 'Mrs Robinson' hits #1.

In 1970, 'Everything Is Beautiful' by Ray Stevens hits #1.

In 1980, Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.

No. 1 song

• Ticket to Ride - The Beatles: More
  'Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter' has been displaced by 'Ticket to Ride', which will hold the no. 1 spot until June 5 1965, when 'Back in My Arms Again - The Supremes', takes over.

Top movie

• The Sound of Music (reclaims the top again and) More
  Having displaced 'Brainstorm', it will be there until the weekend box office of June 6 1965 when, 'Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines', takes over.

• FamousBirthdays.com: June 1 Birthdays More
• FamousDaily.com: June 1 History More
• History.com: Historical Events on 1st June More
• HistoryOrb.com: Famous Deaths on 1st June More
• On-This-day.com history 1st June More
• On-This-day.com music history 1st June More
• Wikipedia.com: History June 1 More

Monthly holiday / awareness days in June

Food
Country Cooking Month
Dairy Alternatives Month
Georgia Blueberry Month
Dairy Month
June is Turkey Lovers Month
National Candy Month
National Ice Tea Month
National Soul Food Month
National Steakhouse Month
Sorghum Month

Health and Well-Being
Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Awareness Month (APS)
Cancer From The Sun Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Child Vision Awareness Month
International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
International Men's Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
National Safety Month
National Scoliosis Awareness Month
National Smile Month
Mens Health Education and Awareness Month
Migraine Awareness Month
Pharmacists Declare War on Alcoholism Month
Potty Training Awareness Month
Professional Wellness Month
PTSD Awareness Month
Scleroderma Awareness Month
Sports America Kids Month
Student Safety Month
Vision Research Month
World Infertility Month

Animal and Pets
Adopt-A-Cat Month
National Pet Preparedness Month
National Zoo and Aquarium Month

Other
African-American Music Appreciation Month
Audio Book Appreciation Month
Black Music Month
Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Children's Awareness Month
Effective Communications Month
Entrepreneurs 'Do It Yourself' Marketing Month
Fashion in Colonial Virginia Month
Fireworks Safety Month
Great Outdoors Month
International Surf Music Month
June is Perennial Gardening Month
National Accordion Awareness Month
National Bathroom Reading Month
National Camping Month
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
National Rivers Month
National Rose Month
Rebuild Your Life Month
Skyscraper Month
World Naked Bike Ride Month
Women's Golf Month

June is:

June origin (from Wikipedia): Perhaps to honor goddess Juno, or from the Latin word iuniores (younger ones).
"is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days. June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 June. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 June."

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If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago, or your 45 RPM record player was broke, you might watch one of these shows on TV.
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Best selling books of 1965 More

• Astronomy Picture of the Day: More
• NOAA: - National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: More
• Listen to Old Radio Shows: (streaming mp3 with schedule) More
• NASA TV: (video feed) More
  NASA TV schedule: More
• Public Domain eBook Links

  Sites for downloading or reading free Public Domain eBooks. Available in various formats. More

• Podcast: A Moment of Science. Approximately 1 minute general science facts.
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• Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
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• Podcast: Quirks & Quarks. Current science news.
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• Articles and videos: Universe Today. Current space and astronomy news.
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• Old Picture of the Day - "Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph."
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Below, are listed several holiday sites that I reference in addition to other holiday researches.

US Government Holidays

• 2015 Postal Holidays More
• 2015 Official Federal Holidays More

Holidays Worldwide

• List of holidays by country More
• Holidays and Observances around the World More