Holidays - Every day of the year would seem so boring if we weren't able to enjoy
special holidays throughout the year. ButlerWebs offers lots of Holiday pages with all
kinds of information about holidays, special occasions, monthly and weekly observances,
interesting trivia and facts, and more.
Holidays, Special Occasions, Observances, and
Days to Celebrate
The Month of June
"The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is celebrating June as Adopt A Shelter Cat Month to educate people about the wonderful cats and kittens available for adoption at shelters."
Source www.aspca.com
- Click
Here For News Release
Aphasia Awareness Month (National)
Audiobook Month
Sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association - Web
site: www.audiopub.org
National Little League Baseball Week:
"In 1959, on the 20th Anniversary of the founding of Little League Baseball, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed the week beginning the second Monday of June each year to be observed as National Little League Baseball Week with full support of the Congress. The proclamation was made in recognition of Little League's encouragement of young people "to develop a feeling of fair play, community spirit and respect for the discipline of rules and decisions."
Source: Little League History, submitted by FLA
June 1, 1954 - Debut of Linus' security blanket in the
Peanuts cartoon strip. Source: www.snoopy.com
Celebrity Birthdays
June 1st:
Anniversaries of Deaths -
June 1st:
Pat Boone, 1934
Morgan Freeman, 1937
Andy Griffith, 1926
Marilyn Monroe, 1926
Oscar the Grouch
James Buchanan, 15th US President
1857-1861. Born April 23, 1791 in Cove Gap PA. Died June
1, 1868 in Lancaster PA. For info see Web site: Click
Here
Hank Ketchum 81, the originator of
the Dennis The Menace cartoon, died Friday June 1, 2001 at his home in Pebble
Beach. His cartoons celebrated 50 years of publication in March, running in
1,000 newspapers, 48 countries and 19 languages.
Yom Yerushalayim - June 2, 2008
"On the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, we remember the special significance of the Holy City, and why it is the capital of the Jewish nation."
Source: www.aish.com/holidays
Celebrity Birthdays
June 2nd:
Anniversaries of Deaths -
June 2nd:
Jerry Mathers, 1948
Marvin Hamlisch, 1944
Stacy Keach, 1941
Sally Kellerman, 1937
Johnny Weissmuller, 1904
Imogene Coca, Actress, singer,
dancer, comedienne. Born November 18, 1908 in Philadelphia, PA. Died
June 2, 2001.
Ray Combs, Game Show Host committed suicide on June 2, 1996. He hung himself with bed sheets.
Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th US President 1981-1989. Born February 6, 1911, in
Tampico, Illinois. Died June 5, 2004 in Bel-Air, California at the
age of 93. Married to Nancy Davis Reagan.
See biography at the official
White House Web site: Click
Here.
On this day, volunteers, churches, corporations, food banks
and other organizations will come together to raise awareness
about hunger and the acute situation that too many Americans
face. See Web site: www.hungerday.org
First Drive-in Movie Theater opens in New Jersey in 1933.
Anne Bancroft, (Actress, 1962 Academy Award for The
Miracle Worker, also known for her role as Mrs. Robinson in The
Graduate. Died in New York on June 6, 2005 at the age of 73 from uterine cancer.
Born September 17, 1931 in Bronz NY. Married to Mel Brooks. For more
info, see a good Web site about Anne & Mel: http://ysos.sammigirl.com
"Boone Day, held annually at the Kentucky Historical Society since 1897, celebrates June 7, 1769, when Daniel Boone looked out across the Cumberland Gap into the fertile land that was to become Kentucky." Source:
http://history.ky.gov/Programs/Boone_Day.htm
First day ice
cream was sold in the US, June 7, 1786
First day ice
cream was sold in the US, June 7, 1786
Judy Garland, Singer, Actress - born Frances Ethel Gumm
on June 10, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Died June 22, 1969 in London, England.
www.judygarlandmuseum.com
Elizabeth Hurley, 1965
Tara Lipinski, 1982
Ray Charles, Musician. Died June 10, 2004 at
the age of 73 from liver disease at his Beverly Hills CA home. Born Ray Charles Robinson on September 23,
1930 in Albany, GA. Lost his eyesight when he was 7. Official Web site: www.raycharles.com
For more information about
Hawaii, see ButlerWebs' General Webs for America
& The 50 States with a separate page for Hawaii
Celebrity Birthdays
June 11th:
Anniversaries of Deaths -
June 11th:
Adrienne Barbeau, 1945
Jacques Cousteau, 1910
Chad Everett, 1936
Vince Lombardi, 1913
Joe Montana, 1956
Gene Wilder, 1935
David Brinkley (TV journalist) died June 11,
2003 after a fall. He was born July 10, 1920.
Jackson DeForest Kelley (born January 20, 1920; died June 11, 1999) Actor,
best remembered as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy in Star Trek. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, WWII vet.
For bio, see: www.trekweb.com/tos/crew/kelly.html(Thanks Tony!)
"Flag Day, June 14. Anniversary of
adopting the flag in 1777. Flag is called the Stars and Stripes.
A legal holiday in Pennsylvania since 1937. Observed by
displaying the flag. Some states observe additional flag
days." Source: www.shagtown.com/days/usa.html
Pierre Salinger, 1925 (Journalist and John F. Kennedy's Press Secretary.) Died October 16, 2004 from a heart attack.
Donald Trump, 1946
Benedict Arnold - Revolutionary War Major General
was born on January 14, 1741 in Norwich, CT. He died in London,
England on June 14, 1801. Web site: www.benedictarnold.org
Alan Reed (Voice of the original Fred Flintstone)
died June 14, 1977. Born August 20, 1907.
Fly A Kite Day - Celebrating the anniversary of Ben Franklin's
kite experiment in 1752
Justice for Janitors Day - observed June 15 every
year
Justice for Janitors Day was established after janitors in Los Angeles were beaten by police during a peaceful demonstration against the cleaning contractor
ISS, on June 15, 1990. The public outrage that generated from this incident resulted in ISS agreeing to recognize L.A. janitors in a union.
In remembrance of that day, SEIU janitors and supporters take action every June 15 in cities nationwide and in countries around the world. Source:
www.seiu.org/property/2005_intl_justice_day_about.cfm
Power of a Smile Day - observed June 15 every year
Morticians Day (US National) - honoring people who
work in the death industry
No official Website found - listed on most
greeting card sites.
Commonwealth Pharmacy Day
Commonwealth Pharmacy Day is observed in over 40 countries to remind patients to ask their pharmacist about medicines and to remind pharmacists of their stewardship for medicines and their duty of car to patients.
Source: www.commonwealthpharmacy.org/cms.cgi/site/news/commonwealthday.htm
Tupac Shakur - born Lesane Parish Crooks on June 16, 1971 in Brooklyn, NY. Died September 13, 1996 in Las Vegas, NV after being shot on September 7th.
www.tupacfans.com
Juneteeth - The oldest knows celebration of the end
of slavery. Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement.
June 19, 1865, Union soldiers finally arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that all slaves were now free
West Virginia Day (West Virginia became the 35th state on June 20, 1863.
Source: History of West Virginia:
www2.thingstodo.com/states/WV/history.htm)
(And thanks Sue for letting us know that this is WEST Virginia Day -
not Virginia Day!)
Holidays
& Observances - June 21, 2008
(Saturday):
Summer Solstice - First Day of Summer
Celebrity Birthdays
June 21st:
Anniversaries of Deaths -
June 21st:
Meredith Baxter, 1947
Mariette Hartley, 1940
Jane Russell, Actress - born Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell on June 21, 1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Moved to California. Died "Unable to bear children, Russell championed the passage of the Federal Orphan Adoption Amendment of 1953, which allowed children of American servicemen born overseas to be placed for adoption in the United States." Source:
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000066/bio
Maureen Stapleton, 1925
Prince William, 1982
Leon Uris (Author - "Exodus" & "Trinity") died June 21, 2003 at the age of 78.
Amy Brenneman (Actress - plays Judge Amy Madison Gray on the
TV show Judging Amy, nominated for 2 Emmys for her
character Janice Licalsi on the TV Show NYPD Blue) born June 22, 1964. See bio on Judging Amy Web site
- Click
Here
Kris Kristofferson, 1936
Cyndi Lauper, 1953
Freddie Prinze, 1954
Meryl Streep, 1949
Lindsay Wagner, Actress. Born June 22, 1949 in Los Angeles, California. Starred in the TV series The Bionic Woman.
Judy Garland, Singer, Actress - born Frances Ethel Gumm
on June 10, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Died June 22, 1969 in London, England.
www.judygarlandmuseum.com
June 26, 2002 - A federal appeals court declared that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional because of the words "under God" inserted by Congress in 1954. This ruling was reconfirmed in February 2003.
Source: www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html
Celebrity Birthdays
June 26th:
Anniversaries of Deaths -
June 26th:
Pearl S. Buck, 1892
Abner Doubleday, 1819
Peter Lorre, 1904
Strom Thurmond (politician) died June 26, 2003
at the age of 100. Born December 5, 1902.
Gilda Radner, 1946 (Actress, Comedienne -
Saturday Night Live) Born June 28, 1946. Married to Gene Wilder.
Died May 20, 1989 at the age of 42 from ovarian cancer.
Richard Rogers, 1902 (Rogers & Hammerstein)
American Composer. Died December 1979.
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