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Sunday, June 1, 2008

June Celebrations

Monthly Events:

Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
American Rivers Month
Aphasia Awareness Month
Audiobook Month
Cancer Awareness Month
Cancer from the Sun Month
Candy Month
Celibacy Awareness Month
Child Vision Awareness Month
Children's Awareness Month
Dairy Alternative Month
Dairy Month
Effective Communications Month
Entrepreneurs "Do It Yourself" Marketing Month
Fiction Is Fun Month
Fireworks Safety Month
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
Graduation Month
Happy Women Month
Hurricane Season (June 1 to November 30)
Iced Tea Month
International Accordion Awareness Month
International Childhood Cancer Campaign Month
International Men's Month
International People Skills Month
June is Lane Courtesy Month
June is Perennial Gardening Month
June is Turkey Lovers Month
Kentucky Rivers Month
Learn French Month
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Month of the Turtle
National Accordion Awareness Month
National Adopt a Cat Month
National Adopt A Cat Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Beef Steak Month
National Burglary Prevention Month
National Candy Month
National Caregivers Month
National Dairy Month
National Drive Safe Month
National Flag Month
National Forest System Month
National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
National Frozen Yogurt Month
National GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender) Month
National Hernia Awareness Month
National Iced Tea Month
National Jeep Month
National Papaya Month
National Patriots Month
National Pest Control Month
National Ragweed Control Month
National Rivers Month
National Rose Month
National Safety Month
National Soul Food Month
National Steakhouse Month
National Summer Vacation Month
National Tennis Month
Own Your Share of America Month
Papaya Month
Pharmacists Declare War on Alcoholism Month
Potty Training Awareness Month
Professional Wellness Month
Rebuild Your Life Month
Recycling Month
Rivers Month
Rose Month
Seafood Month
Sports America Kids Month
Student Safety Month
Turkey Lovers Month
Vision Research Month
Watering Month
World Infertility Month
Zoo and Aquarium Month


Weekly Events:

America the Beautiful Week - First Week
Black Single Parents Week: 3-9
Brain Tumor Awareness Week - First Week
Healthcare Executives Appreciation week - First Week
International Clothesline Week: 2-9
International Volunteer Week - First Week
National Business Etiquette Week: 4-10
National Family Week - First Week
National Fishing Week - First Week
National Fragrance Week - First Week
National Headache Awareness Week - First Week
National Hug Holiday Week - First Week
National Safe Boating week - First Week
National Sun Safety Week: 3-9
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week - First Week
Step Parents' Week - First Week
Stepparents Week - First Week
Superman Week: 7-10
Take a Kid Fishing Weekend: 8-10
Teacher "Thank You" Week - First Week
Teacher Thank You Week - First Week
Telemarketing Awareness Week: 4-10
Youth Cowboy Poetry Week: 8-11
E-Mail Week: 11-17
Families in Business Week: 11-15
Graffiti Week - Second Week
Meet a Mate Week: 12-18
Men's Health Week: 11-17
National Automotive Service Professionals Week: 10-16
National Clay week - Second Week
National Flag week - Second Week
National Fraternal Week - Second Week
National History Days: 11-15
National Therapeutic Recreation Week - Second Week
Nursing Assistants Week - Second Week - 14-21
Take a Kid Fishing Weekend: 8-10
Youth Cowboy Poetry Gathering: 14-17
Amateur Radio Week - Third Week
Appreciate Your Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Professional Week: 24-30
Assistant Principals week - Third Week
Carpenter Ant Awareness Week: 24-30
Deaf and Blindness Awareness Week - Third Week
Eye Safety Awareness Week- Third Week
Fiddlers Week: 18-23
Fish Are Friends, Not Food! Week: 26-7/2
Help Animals Week: 24-30
Hug Holiday Week - Third Week
International Letter Boxing Week: 18-24
Meet a Mate Week: 18-24
Men's Health Week - Third Week
National Camping Week - Third Week
National Fink Week - Third Week
National Forgiveness Week - Third Week
National Grasslands Week - Third Week
National Little League Baseball Week - Third Week
National Physical Therapy Week - Third Week
National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness: 28-7/5
National Roller Coaster Week - Third Week
National Tennis Week - Third Week
Pet Appreciation Week (PAW) - Second Week
Take Your Pet to Work Week - Third Week


Daily Events:

1- Cable News Network Birthday (CNN 1980)
1- Cherry Festival (California)
1- Dare Day
1- Donut Days
1- Hug Your Cat Day
1- International Children's Day
1- International Mothers' Peace Day
1- Juggling Festival (West Virginia)
1- Kentucky Statehood Day
1- Leave the Office Early Day
1- Marilyn Monroe's Birthday
1- National Family Day
1- National Frozen Yogurt Day
1- Oscar The Grouch's Birthday (Sesame Street)
1- Pen Pal Day
1- Queen Elizabeth's Birthday
1- Side Dish Day
1- Stand For Children Day
1- Superman's Birthday (1938)

2- 3-Ring Circus Day (In 1835, P. T. Barnum ran the first major three-ring circus in the United States. The Barnum & Bailey circus was later formed.)
2- American Indian Citizenship Day (Congress granted American Indians U.S. citizenship in 1924.)
2- Blueberry Festival (Florida)
2- Dinosaur Day
2- Eel Festival (Denmark)
2- Family Day
2- I Love My Dentist Day
2- National Bubba Day
2- National Frozen Yogurt Day
2- National Rocky Road Day
2- Pink Tomato Festival (Arkansas)
2- Radio Patented in 1896
2- Strawberry Festival (New Jersey)

3- All Saints Day (Orthodox Christian)
3- American Space Walk Day (1965)
3- Children's Awareness Memorial Day
3- Chimborazo Day
3- Doughnut Day or Donut Day
3- Egg Day
3- Jefferson Davis Day
3- Love Conquers All Day
3- National Cancer Survivors Day
3- National Itch Day
3- Repeat Day
3- Tattoo Birthday (208 B.C.)
3- Trinity Sunday

4- Apple Computer Day
4- Born in the USA Day (Song released in 1984.)
4- Capitol Records Birthday (1942)
4- Cheese Day
4- Ford's Birthday (1896)
4- Old Maid's Day
4- Radial Tire Birthday
4- Salesman's Day
4- Shopping Cart Birthday (1937)
4- Socrates's Birthday

5- First Hot Air Balloon Flight (1783)
5- Gingerbread Day
5- National Attitude Day
5- National Gingerbread Day
5- National Hunger Awareness Day
5- Richard Scarry Day
5- Teacher's Day (The first Monday in June.)
5- World Environment Day

6- Applesauce Cake Day
6- Be-Bop-a-Lula Day
6- Career Nurse Assistants Day
6- Chrysler Corporation Birthday
6- Couple Appreciation Day
6- D-Day Anniversary
6- Drive-In Movie Theater Birthday
6- First Drive in Movie (1933)
6- National Applesauce Cake Day
6- National Family Day
6- National Tailors Day
6- National Yo-Yo Day
6- Tailors Day
6- YMCA Birthday

7- (Daniel) Boone Day
7- Career Nurse Assistants Day (First Thursday in June.)
7- Chocolate Ice Cream Day
7- Freedom of the Press day
7- June Bug Day
7- Kim Possible Birthday
7- National Cheer Coaches Day
7- National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
7- National Family Recreation Day
7- Native American Appreciation Day
7- Pecan Festival (Oklahoma)
7- The Amazing Mumford's Birthday (Sesame Street)
7- Trial Technology Day
7- VCR Birthday/Day

8- Abused Women and Children Awareness Day
8- Banana Split Festival (Ohio)
8- Best Friends Day
8- Corn Festival (Louisiana)
8- Frank Lloyd Wright's Birthday
8- Ghostbusters Birthday (1983)
8- Gremlins Birthday (1983)
8- Ice Cream USA Birthday (First sold commercially in 1786 in New York City.)
8- Lassie's Birthday
8- Marriage Day
8- National Marriage Day (The second Friday in June.)
8- Oceans Day
8- Shoo Fly Day
8- Stolen Car Day (The first stolen car was reported in 1896.)
8- Strawberry Festival (Indiana)
8- Upsy Daisy Day
8- Vacuum Cleaner Birthday (1869)
8- Washing Machine Patent Day (1824)
8- Watch Day
8- World Ocean Day
8-9- Banana Split Day
8-9- Orphans' Train Memorial Day

9- Alcoholics Anonymous Birthday (1935)
9- Belmont Stakes
9- Best Friends Day
9- Blueberry Festival (Texas)
9- Croquet Day
9- Cuddle Up Day
9- Donald Duck's Birthday (1934)
9- Great Turtle Races Day
9- National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
9- Profess Your Love Day
9- Tomato Festival (Louisiana)
9- Trooping the Colours
9-10- Raggedy Ann and Andy Day

10- Alcoholics Anonymous Founding Anniversary
10- American Log Cabin Day
10- Ballpoint Pen's Birthday
10- Children's Sunday (The second Sunday in June.)
10- Iced Tea Day
10- Judy Garland's Birth Anniversary
10- Mourn For Your Money Day
10- National Automotive Service Professionals Day
10- Public Zoo Birthday (First in the world opened in Paris, France in 1793.)
10- Race Unity Day
10- Red Rose Festival
10- Tornado Birthday (First tornado ever recorded occurred near New Haven, Connecticut in 1682.)
10- Where the Wild Things Are Day (Author Maurice Sendak's birthday.)
10- Write To Your Father Day

11- Abused Women and Children's Awareness Day
11- Franklin Stove Birthday
11- Great Barrier Reef Discovery Day
11- King Kamehameha Day (Hawaii)
11- Multicultural American Child Awareness Day
11- National Hug Holiday

12- Crowded Nest Awareness Day
12- Diary Day
12- Gas Mask Birthday
12- Little League Girls Baseball Day (Girls were first allowed to play Little League baseball on this date in 1974.)
12- Loving Day
12- Machine Day
12- Magic Day
12- Red Rose Day
12- The Baseball was invented 1839

13- Birthday of W. B. Yeats
13- Creating With Your Heart Day
13- Kitchen Klutzes of America Day
13- Lobster Day
13- Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen's Birthday
13- Stone House Day
13- Weed Your Garden Day
13- Feast of Epona

14- "Pop Goes the Weasel" Day
14- Anniversary of the Creation of the United States Army
14- Army's Birthday
14- Blood Type Awareness Day
14- Blue's Clues Birthday
14- Caldecott Metal First Awarded
14- Career Nursing Assistants' Day
14- Family History Day
14- Flag Day
14- Flag Day, Pause for the Pledge
14- International Peace Prayer Day
14- National Congratulate Your Cop Day
14- One Nation Under God Day (In 1954, president Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.)
14- Pig Callers Day
14- Strawberry Shortcake Day

15- A Friend In Need Is a Friend Indeed Day
15- Balloon Festival (Vermont)
15- Ben Franklin's Kite Experiment (1752)
15- Casual Day (On the Friday before the summer solstice.)
15- Cork Baseball Birthday (1909)
15- Electricity Day
15- Fun Days (Iowa)
15- Go Fly a Kite Day
15- National Electricity Day
15- Native American Citizenship Day
15- Nature Photography Day
15- New Jersey Founding Day (1664)
15- Nursing Assistants Day
15- Power of a Smile Day
15- Recess at Work Day
15- Smile Power Day
15- Sneak a Kiss Day
15- Strawberry Day
15- Work at Home Day
15-17- Dollars Against Diabetes (DAD's) Day

16- Bloomsday
16- Cracker Jacks Birthday (1893)
16- Fresh Veggies Day
16- Fudge Day
16- Helicopter's Birthday (1922)
16- Lady and the Tramp Birthday (1955)
16- Morticians Day
16- National Fudge Day
16- National Hollerin' Contest Day
16- No Orange Clothes Day (In 1784, Holland forbad the wearing of orange clothes.)
16- Oyster Festival (California)
16- Pepsi Cola Company Birthday (1903)
16- Professional Women in Drywall Day
16- Roller Coaster Birthday (1884)
16- Sandcastle Day (Oregon)
16- Vinegar Day
16- World Juggling Day

17- Bake Your Own Bread Day
17- Disneyland Opened in 1955
17- Eat Your Vegetables Day
17- Family Awareness Day
17- Father's Day
17- Husband Caregiver Day
17- International Violin Day
17- Mud Pack Day
17- Stewarts Root Beer Day
17- World Day To Combat Desertification and Drought

18- Amusement Pier Birthday (1898)
18- Children's Carriage Birthday (1889)
18- Go Fishing Day
18- Hawaii Macademia Nut Day
18- International Picnic Day
18- National Splurge Day

19- Butterfly Day
19- Dragon Boat Festival
19- Eat an Oreo Day
19- Garfield the Cat Day
19- Garfield's Birthday
19- Juneteenth
19- Tasmanian Devil's Birthday
19- World Sauntering Day

20- Bald Eagle Day
20- Cherry Festival (Hamburg, Germany)
20- Flower Festival (California)
20- Ice Cream Soda Day
20- Krazy Kat's Birthday (1910)
20- National Juggling Day
20- Plain Yogurt Day
20- Talk The Talk Day
20- Toad Hollow Day of Thank You
20- Vanilla Milkshake Day
20- West Virginia Day
20- World Juggling Day
20- World Refuge Day

21- Baby Boomer's Recognition Day
21- Cuckoo Warning Day
21- Dr. Pepper's Birthday (1857)
21- Ferris Wheel Birthday (1893)
21- Less Is More Day
21- Lilo & Stitch's Birthday (2002)
21- Peaches and Cream Day
21- Recess At Work Day
21- Solstice (Aka First Day of Summer.)
21- Vegan World Day
21- Watermelon Seed Spitting Day

22- Auto Race Day
22- Chocolate Éclair Day
22- Dairy Queen Birthday (1940)
22- Doughnuts Birthday (1847)
22- Midsummer's Eve
22- National Chocolate Eclair Day
22- Rooster Crowing Contest (Oregon)
22- Stupid Guy Thing Day
22- Take Your Dog To Work Day

23- Ann and Samantha Day
23- Blueberry Festival (North Carolina)
23- Great American Backyard Campout
23- Let It Go Day
23- Marble Day
23- Mid-Summers Eve
23- National Columnist's Day
23- National Pink Day
23- Pink Day
23- Rhododendron Festival (Tennessee)
23- Typewriter Day
23- Typewriter Patented in 1868
23-24- ARRL (American Radio Relay League) Field Day
23-24- Marble Day

24- America's Kids Day (The last Sunday in June.)
24- Celebration of the Senses
24- Feast of John The Baptist
24- Flying Saucer Day
24- Gay and Lesbian Parade Day
24- Log Cabin Day
24- Midsummer Festival
24- Museum Comes To Life Day
24- National Forgiveness Day
24- National Go Fly a Kite Day
24- Swim a Lap Day
24- The Lion King's Birthday (1994)
24- U.F.O. Day
24-25- Descendants Day

25- Eric Carle's Birthday
25- LEON Day - LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It means six months until Christmas.
25- Paddington Bear's Birthday (1958)
25- Please Take My Children To Work Day
25- Strawberry Parfait Day
25- Tennis Shoe Birthday (1947)
25- Virginia Ratification Day

26- Bar Code Birthday (1974)
26- Baseball Day
26- Beautician's Day
26- Bicycle Patented In 1819
26- Chocolate Pudding Day
26- Columnist's Day
26- Green Corn Festival
26- International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
26- International in Support of Victims of Torture
26- Maria's Birthday (Sesame Street)
26- National Chocolate Pudding Day
26- National Columnists Day
26- Toothbrush Birthday (Invented 1498.)

27- "Happy Birthday To You" Day
27- Captain Kangaroo's Birthday (Bob Keeshan)
27- Decide To Be Married Day
27- Happy Birthday to "Happy Birthday To You"
27- Helen Keller Day
27- Helen Keller's Birthday
27- HIV Testing Day
27- Melody for the Song "Happy Birthday" written 1859
27- National HIV Testing Day
27- National Orange Blossom Day
27- Special Recreation for Disabled Day
27- Sunglasses Day

28- Friendship Festival (New York)
28- Hand Shake Day
28- Let It Go Day
28- Paul Bunyan Day
28- Treaty Day
28- World War 1 Commemoration

29- Camera Day
29- Chicken Wings Day
29- Forest Festival (Michigan)
29- National Ducks & Wetlands Day
29- No Longer Plain M&Ms Day (In 2000, M&M/Mars renamed their plain M&Ms as milk chocolate M&Ms.)
29- Petunia Festival (Illinois)
29- Remote Control Day
29- Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
29- Tomato Festival (Texas)

30- Blueberry Festival (New Jersey)
30- Burning of the Three Fires (France)
30- Celebrate Your Marriage Day
30- Corvette's Birthday (1953)
30- Full Moon Day
30- Great American Picnic day (The last Saturday in June.)
30- Leap Second Time Adjustment Day
30- London Bridge Birthday (1894)
30- Meteor Day
30- Meteorite Day
30- Sky Day
30- Tech Support Appreciation Day

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