Today is June 13 2015

National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day: More

• National Weed Your Garden Day: More
  
• National Sewing Machine Day: More
• World Wide Knit in Public Day: More
  Second Saturday of June.
• World Doll Day: More

• Health
  • International Albinism Awareness Day: More
    A U.N. awareness day. It is also an awareness day in South Africa. From the we site: 'Albinism is a congenital disorder characterized by the partial or complete absence of the pigment melanin in the skin, hair, and eyes. Lack or absence of melanin in the skin makes albinos more susceptible to sunburn and skin cancers. Albinism is also associated with visual problems, namely photophobia, amblyopia (lazy eye), nystagmus and others'.
• Animal and Pets
  • Missing Mutts Awareness Day: More
    Missing pet awareness guidelines and help.
• Other
  • Young Eagles Day: More
    FAA events. The second at Clearwater, FL is on this date. The next is Oct. 17.
  • In Queen's Official Birthday More
    In the United Kingdom, the sovereign's birthday is officially celebrated on the first, second, or third Saturday in June.
  • Bike Week (IE) (GB): More
    June 13-21 in Ireland and Great Britain.

• In 1944, During World War II, Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs actually hit their targets.
  - From Wikipedia: 'The V-1 flying bomb (German: Vergeltungswaffe 1,)—also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb, or doodlebug, and in Germany as Kirschkern (cherrystone) or Maikäfer (maybug)—was an early pulsejet-powered cruise missile, the very first production aircraft of any type to use a pulsejet for power.
  
  The V-1 was developed at Peenemünde Army Research Center by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. During initial development it was known by the codename "Cherry Stone". The first of the so-called Vergeltungswaffen series designed for terror bombing of London, the V-1 was fired from launch facilities along the French (Pas-de-Calais) and Dutch coasts. The first V-1 was launched at London on 13 June 1944), one week after (and prompted by) the successful Allied landings in Europe. At its peak, more than one hundred V-1s a day were fired at south-east England, 9,521 in total, decreasing in number as sites were overrun until October 1944, when the last V-1 site in range of Britain was overrun by Allied forces. After this, the V-1s were directed at the port of Antwerp and other targets in Belgium, with 2,448 V-1s being launched. The attacks stopped when the last launch site was overrun on 29 March 1945.
  
  The British operated an arrangement of air defences, including anti-aircraft guns and fighter aircraft, to intercept the bombs before they reached their targets as part of Operation Crossbow, while the launch sites and underground V-1 storage depots were targets of strategic bombing.
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• In 1942, US Office of Strategic Services (OSS), forerunner of the CIA, is formed.
  - From Wikipedia: 'The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a wartime intelligence agency of the United States during World War II, and a predecessor of the modern Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The OSS was formed to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for the United States Armed Forces branches. Other OSS functions included the use of propaganda, subversion, and post-war planning.'
  
  'Prior to the formation of the OSS, American intelligence had been conducted on an ad-hoc basis by the various departments of the executive branch, including the State, Treasury, Navy, and War Departments. It had no overall direction, coordination, or control. The US Army and US Navy had separate code-breaking departments: Signal Intelligence Service and OP-20-G. (A previous code-breaking operation of the State Department, the MI-8, run by Herbert Yardley, had been shut down in 1929 by Secretary of State Henry Stimson, deeming it an inappropriate function for the diplomatic arm, because "gentlemen don't read each other's mail".) The FBI was responsible for domestic security and anti-espionage operations.
  
  President Franklin D. Roosevelt was concerned about American intelligence deficiencies. On the suggestion of William Stephenson, the senior British intelligence officer in the western hemisphere, Roosevelt requested that William J. Donovan draft a plan for an intelligence service based on the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and Special Operations Executive (SOE). Colonel Donovan was employed to evaluate the global military position to offer suggestions concerning American intelligence requirements because the U.S. did not have a central intelligence agency. After submitting his work, "Memorandum of Establishment of Service of Strategic Information," Colonel Donovan was appointed "coordinator of information" on July 11, 1941 heading the new organization known as the office of the Coordinator of Information (COI). Thereafter the organization was developed with British assistance; Donovan had responsibilities but no actual powers and the existing US agencies were skeptical if not hostile. Until some months after Pearl Harbor, the bulk of OSS intelligence came from the UK. British Security Coordination (BSC) trained the first OSS agents in Canada, until training stations were set up in the US with guidance from BSC instructors, who also provided information on how the SOE was arranged and managed. The British immediately made available their short-wave broadcasting capabilities to Europe, Africa, and the Far East and provided equipment for agents until American production was established.
  
  The Office of Strategic Services was established by a Presidential military order issued by President Roosevelt on June 13, 1942, to collect and analyze strategic information required by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to conduct special operations not assigned to other agencies. During the war, the OSS supplied policymakers with facts and estimates, but the OSS never had jurisdiction over all foreign intelligence activities. The FBI was left responsible for intelligence work in Latin America, and the Army and Navy continued to develop and rely on their own sources of intelligence'.
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• In 1966, The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
  - From Wikipedia: 'Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court. In a 5-4 majority, the Court held that both inculpatory and exculpatory statements made in response to interrogation by a defendant in police custody will be admissible at trial only if the prosecution can show that the defendant was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before and during questioning and of the right against self-incrimination before police questioning, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them'.
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• In 1970, 'The Long and Winding Road' becomes The Beatles' last U.S. number one song.
  - From Wikipedia: '"The Long and Winding Road" is a ballad written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) from the Beatles' album Let It Be. It became the group's 20th and last number-one song in the United States in June 1970, and was the last single released by the quartet.
  
  While the released version of the song was very successful, the post-production modifications by producer Phil Spector angered McCartney to the point that when he made his case in court for breaking up the Beatles as a legal entity, he cited the treatment of "The Long and Winding Road" as one of six reasons for doing so. New versions of the song with simpler instrumentation were subsequently released by both the Beatles and McCartney.
  
  In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked "The Long and Winding Road" number 90 on their list of 100 greatest Beatles songs of all time.
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• In 1983, Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune (the farthest planet from the Sun at the time).
  - From Wikipedia: 'Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is an American space probe, weighing 258 kilograms (569 pounds), that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter. Thereafter, Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to achieve escape velocity from the Solar System. This space exploration project was conducted by the NASA Ames Research Center in California, and the space probe was manufactured by TRW Inc.
  
  It was launched on March 2, 1972, by an Atlas-Centaur expendable vehicle from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Between July 15, 1972, and February 15, 1973, it became the first spacecraft to traverse the asteroid belt. Photography of Jupiter began November 6, 1973, at a range of 25,000,000 kilometers (16,000,000 mi), and a total of about 500 images were transmitted. The closest approach to the planet was on December 4, 1973, at a range of 132,252 kilometers (82,178 mi). During the mission, the on-board instruments were used to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter, the solar wind, cosmic rays, and eventually the far reaches of the Solar System and heliosphere.
  
  Radio communications were lost with Pioneer 10 on January 23, 2003, because of the loss of electric power for its radio transmitter, with the probe at a distance of 12 billion kilometers (80 AU) from Earth.
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• In 2010, A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.
  - From Wikipedia: 'Hayabusa was an unmanned spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to return a sample of material from a small near-Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa to Earth for further analysis. Hayabusa, formerly known as MUSES-C for Mu Space Engineering Spacecraft C, was launched on 9 May 2003 and rendezvoused with Itokawa in mid-September 2005. After arriving at Itokawa, Hayabusa studied the asteroid's shape, spin, topography, colour, composition, density, and history. In November 2005, it landed on the asteroid and collected samples in the form of tiny grains of asteroidal material, which were returned to Earth aboard the spacecraft on 13 June 2010.
  
  The spacecraft also carried a detachable minilander, MINERVA, which failed to reach the surface'.
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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day'.
[The Hankster says] Well it has to do with food and it describes my inability to a tea, which is only one of two things I make well in the kitchen. The other, coffee. OK, Romen Noodles also. Actually anything that has to do with boiling water. It's the stuff after the boiling, that gets to me. However, tea bags, coffee filters and flavor packages are no longer a challenge.

Once you have conquered the kitchen arena, you may celebrate tomorrow's 'National Weed Your Garden Day'.
[The Hankster says] No since in having a bountiful harvest, if you can't do anything with it.

If you have become dexterous, due to your newly found kitchen accomplishments, you may want to push the envelope a little. Tomorrow is also: - 'National Sewing Machine Day'.
[The Hankster says] I can find absolutely no reason for the date chosen. No patents and no inventor birthdays.

- 'World Wide Knit in Public Day'. Second Saturday of June.
[The Hankster says] I would be careful here. You can test your kitchen skills on the family and pets. Being out in the open is a risky venture. You can't fool all the people all the time.

If you give up on the kitchen and gardening and needle work, then just throw in the towel and enjoy tomorrow's 'World Doll Day'.
[The Hankster says] You guys can get out the old G.I.Joe.


Awareness / Observance Days on: June 13
o Health Kbr />- 'International Albinism Awareness Day'. A U.N. awareness day. It is also an awareness day in South Africa. From the web site: 'Albinism is a congenital disorder characterized by the partial or complete absence of the pigment melanin in the skin, hair, and eyes. Lack or absence of melanin in the skin makes albinos more susceptible to sunburn and skin cancers. Albinism is also associated with visual problems, namely photophobia, amblyopia (lazy eye), nystagmus and others'.

o Animal and Pets
- 'Missing Mutts Awareness Day'. Missing pet awareness guidelines and help.

o Other
- 'Young Eagles Day'. FAA events. The second at Clearwater, FL is on this date. The next is Oct. 17.

- 'Queen's Official Birthday. In the United Kingdom, the sovereign's birthday is officially celebrated on the first, second, or third Saturday in June. Kbr /> Kbr />- 'Bike Week'. June 13-21 in Ireland and Great Britain.


Historical events in the past on: June 13



In 1933, The first sodium vapor lamps are installed in Schenectady, NY.

In 1944, During World War II, Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs actually hit their targets.

In 1966, The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.

In 1970, 'The Long and Winding Road' becomes The Beatles' last U.S. number one song.

In 1942, US Office of Strategic Services (OSS), forerunner of the CIA, is formed.

In 1983, Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune (the farthest planet from the Sun at the time).

In 2010, A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.

No. 1 song

• Help Me, Rhonda - The Beach Boys: More
  'Back in My Arms Again' has been displaced by 'Help Me, Rhonda', which will hold the no. 1 spot until June 19 1965, when 'I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops', takes over.

Top movie

• Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines More
  Having displaced 'The Sound of Music (reclaims the top again and)', it will be there until the weekend box office of June 27 1965 when, 'Von Ryan's Express', takes over.

• FamousBirthdays.com: June 13 Birthdays More
• FamousDaily.com: June 13 History More
• History.com: Historical Events on 13th June More
• HistoryOrb.com: Famous Deaths on 13th June More
• On-This-day.com history 13th June More
• On-This-day.com music history 13th June More
• Wikipedia.com: History June 13 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