5 fun facts about the month of
June marks the official start of summer in the northern hemisphere , and it ’ s the month when summer vacation begins for millions of schoolchildren . Those two things make the month of June especially popular in many households . But June is about more than summer and the end of the school year . The following are five fun facts about the beloved month of June that anyone can use as a great ice breaker at backyard barbecues this summer .
1 . June is named after Juno , the Roman goddess of childbirth and fertility .
2 . The day with the potentially longest hours of sunlight of any day all year is in June . When the sun is out on the summer solstice , which marks the official start of summer and in 2023 is celebrated on Wednesday , June 21 , people in the northern hemisphere can anticipate more hours of sunlight than any other day during the calendar year .
3 . According to the American Gem Society , June is one of only two months that is associated with three birthstones : alexandrite , moonstone and pearl . Pearls are especially unique among gemstones , as
they are the only ones made by living creatures . 4 . In both common and leap years , no other month begins on the same day of the week as June .
5 . New York Yankee Lou Gehrig began his streak of playing in 2,130 consecutive games on June 1 , 1925 . The streak ended on April 20 , 1939 . Gehrig held the record for consecutive games played until Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken , Jr ., surpassed the man known as “ The Iron Horse ” on September 6 , 1995 .
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