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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Lobster Day'.
[The Hankster says] These are the Yankee salt water craw-dads.
Tomorrow is 'National Smile Power Day'.
[The Hankster says] Smile once and make two people feel good.
Get out your old Brownie or your smart phone. Tomorrow is 'Nature Photography Day'. By the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) and others.
Save some gasoline tomorrow. It will be 'Ride To Work Day / Ride Your Motorcycle to Work Day 2015'. Third Monday in June.
A celebration for us common folk. tomorrow is 'Magna Carta Day '. Celebrates the signing of the Magna Carta (Latin for /Great Charter) on this day in 1215.
Awareness / Observance Days on: June 15
o Health
- 'Men's Health Week'. The week of June 17-21 in 2015 (week ending on Father's Day).
- 'WA Sarcoma Awareness Week'. June 15-20 In Australia. From the Sock It To Sarcoma web site: 'It is a series of free community activities and events that will raise awareness of a rare and particularly aggressive group of primary bone and soft tissue tumours that can strike with considerable speed, devastating potential and often in young people.'
- 'Breathe Easy Week'. Lung health awareness week June 15-21 in Great Britain by the British Lung Foundation.
- 'Cervical Screening Awareness Week'. June 15-21 in Great Britain. From the web site: 'Cervical Screening Awareness Week (CSAW) is a UK-wide initiative led by Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust. The week aims to highlight the importance of cervical screening (smear) and how attending a screening invitation can help to prevent cervical cancer.' '
o Other
- 'Global Wind Day'. From the European Wind Energy Association - EWEA web site: 'Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June. It is a day for discovering wind, its power and the possibilities it holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and growth.'
- 'World Elder Abuse Awareness Day'.
Historical events in the past on: June 15
In 1215, King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta.
In 1667, The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
In 1752, Ben Franklin discovers that lightning is electricity.
In 1836, Arkansas is admitted as 25th state of the U.S.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear patents the vulcanization process to strengthen rubber.
In 1846, The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
In 1864 – Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.81 km2) around Arlington Mansion (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
In 1878, The first attempt at capturing motion on pictures, using 12 cameras that each take 1 picture, is made. It was to settle the question: do all four feet of a running horse ever leave the ground at the same time.
In 1911, The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. was incorporated in the state of New York. The company was later renamed International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.
In 1934, The 'Great Smoky Mountains National Park' is founded.
In 1963, The song 'Sukiyaki' (Ue o Muite Aruko, I Look Up As I Walk) hits #1.
In 2007, Bob Barker's final episode as the host of The Price is Right airs.
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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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