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Calendar

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Stand for Children
Day

American Indians
Granted U.S.
Citizenship (1924)

First U.S.
Space Walk
(1965)

First Supermarket
Cart Introduced
(1937)

U.N. World
Environment Day

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First Drive-In
Movie Theater
(1933)

USDA Introduces
MyPlate Nutrition
Guidelines (2011)

D-Day
(1944)

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VCR Introduced
(1975)

World Oceans
Day

Hong Kong
Leased to UK for
99 Years
(1898)

Ballpoint Pen
Patented
(1943)

Great Barrier
Reef Discovered
(1770)

Diary Day

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Poet William Butler
Yeats's Birthday
(1865)

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Flag Day

Oregon
Boundary Treaty
Signed
(1846)

Valentina
Tereshkova
First Woman
in Space
(1963)

Republic of Iceland
Established
(1944)

Ramadan Begins
Sally Ride First
American Woman
in Space
(1983)

First Official Game
of Baseball
(1846)

World Refugee
Day

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Father's Day

Pledge of Allegiance
Recognized by
Congress
(1942)

First Typewriter
Patented
(1868)

Term
"Flying Saucers"
First Used
(1947)

Eric Carle's Birthday
(1929)

Bicycle Patented
(1819)

Helen Keller's
Birthday
(1880)

Summer Begins

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Paul Bunyan Day

Remote Control
Introduced
(1964)

First Color
TV Broadcast
(1951)

Meteor Day

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Observances & Fun Facts
June 2015 is Observed as:
• National Safety Month
• Caribbean-American Heritage Month
• Black Music Month
• Men's Health Month
• Cataract Awareness Month

Birthstone: Alexandrite, Pearl, & Moonstone

Fruit & Vegies for the Month of June
• Cherries
• Aprium
• Plums
• Okra
• Pluot
June Flower: Rose
Astrological Signs
Gemini (till 20th) & Cancer (beginning 21th)
Other Notable June Dates & Events
• June 8 World Oceans Day
• June 23 National Pink Day