| 4 Sun | 5 Mon | 6 Tue | 7 Wed | 8 Thu | 9 Fri | 10 Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-day
Battle of Midway – Anniversary
Battle of Midway – Anniversary
Jun 4 all-day
June 4 6, 1942. A Japanese task force attempted to capture Midway Island in the Central Pacific, but American bombers from Midway and from two nearby aircraft carriers sent the Japanese into retreat. The Japanese[...]
International Clothesline Week begins
International Clothesline Week begins
Jun 4 all-day
June 411. The public is encouraged to save energy by hanging clothes to dry instead of using their electric dryers. Annually, the week beginning the first Saturday in June, Saturday to Saturday.
Tianamen Square Massacre – Anniversary
Tianamen Square Massacre – Anniversary
Jun 4 all-day
June 4, 1989. After almost a month and a half of student demonstrations for democracy, the Chinese government ordered its troops to openfire on the unarmed protestors at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Under the cover[...]
|
AIDS First Noted – Anniversary
AIDS First Noted – Anniversary
Jun 5 all-day
June 5, 1981. The Centers for Disease Control first described a new illness striking gay men in a newsletter on June 5, 1981. On July 27, 1982, the CDC adopted Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome as[...]
Apple II Computer Released – Anniversary
Apple II Computer Released – Anniversary
Jun 5 all-day
June 5, 1977. The Apple II computer, with 4K of memory, wenton sale for $ 1,298. Its predecessor, the Apple I, was sold largely to electronic hobbyists the previous year. Apple released the Macintosh computer[...]
Richard Scarry’s Birthday – Anniversary
Richard Scarry’s Birthday – Anniversary
Jun 5 all-day
June 5, 1919. Author and illustrator of childrens books born at Boston, MA. Two widely known books of the more than 250 authored by Scarry are Richard Scarrys Best Word Book Ever (1965) and Richard[...]
Robert F. Kennedy Assassination – Anniversary
Robert F. Kennedy Assassination – Anniversary
Jun 5 all-day
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, was killed on June 5, 1968 in Los Angeles, California
|
D-Day – Anniversary
D-Day – Anniversary
Jun 6 all-day
In the early morning hours Allied forces landed in Normandy on the north coast of France. In an operation that took months of planning, afleet of 2,727 ships of every description converged from British ports[...]
First Drive-In Movie Opens – Anniversary
First Drive-In Movie Opens – Anniversary
Jun 6 all-day
June 6, 1933. Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr, opened Americas first drive-in movie theater in Camden, NJ, on this date. At the height of their popularity in 1958, there were more than 4,000 drive-ins across America.[...]
Ramadan begins (at sundown)
Ramadan begins (at sundown)
Jun 6 all-day
June 6 July 5. Begins on Islamic lunar calendar date Ramadan 1, 1437. Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is holy because it was during this month that the Holy Quran (Koran) was[...]
|
Boone Day
Boone Day
Jun 7 all-day
Each year on June 7, the Kentucky Historical Society celebrates the anniversary of the day in 1767 when Daniel Boone, Americas most famous frontiersman, reportedly first sighted the land that would become Kentucky. The June[...]
VCR Introduced – Anniversary
VCR Introduced – Anniversary
Jun 7 all-day
June 7, 1975. The Sony Corporation released its videocassette recorder, the Betamax, which sold for $ 995. Eventually, another VCR format, VHS, proved more successful and Sony stopped making the Betamax.
Virginia Apgar’s Birthday – Anniversary
Virginia Apgar’s Birthday – Anniversary
Jun 7 all-day
June 7, 1909. Dr. Apgar developed the simple assessment methodthat permits doctors and nurses to evaluate newborns while they are still in the delivery room to identify those in need of immediate medical care. The[...]
|
Bill of Rights Proposed
Bill of Rights Proposed
Jun 8 all-day
June 8, 1789. The Bill of Rights, which led to the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution, was first proposed by James Madison.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Birthday – Anniversary
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Birthday – Anniversary
Jun 8 all-day
June 8, 1867. American architect born at Richland Center, WI.In his autobiography Wright wrote: No house should ever be on any hill oron anything. It should be of the hill, belonging to it, so hill[...]
Hannah Duston Day
Hannah Duston Day
Jun 8 all-day
June 8, 1697. On Mar 16, 1697, in an attack on Haverhill, MA, Indians captured Hannah Duston and killed her baby, also killing or capturing 39 others. After being taken to an Indian camp, she[...]
|
Cole Porter’s Birthday
Cole Porter’s Birthday
Jun 9 all-day
June 9, 1891. Cole Porter published his first song, The Bobolink Waltz, at the age of 10. His career as a composer and lyricist for Broadway was launched in 1928 when five of his songs[...]
Donald Duck’s Birthday – Anniversary
Donald Duck’s Birthday – Anniversary
Jun 9 all-day
June 9, 1934. Donald Duck made his screen debut on this date with the release of The Wise Little Hen, a short film in the Disney series of Silly Symphonies.
International Archives Day
International Archives Day
Jun 9 all-day
 June 9. A day to raise awareness of the importance of records and archives, in order to make it understood that records and archives provide the foundation for their rights and identity. Also a time[...]
|
Alcoholic’s Anonymous Founded – Anniversary
Alcoholic’s Anonymous Founded – Anniversary
Jun 10 all-day
On June 10, 1935, the group Alcoholic’s Anonymous was foundedat Akron, Ohio when Dr. Robert Smith completed his first day of sobriety.
Ballpoint Pen Patented – Anniversary
Ballpoint Pen Patented – Anniversary
Jun 10 all-day
June 10, 1943. Hungarian Laszlo Biro patented the ballpoint pen, which he had been developing since the 1930s. He was living in Argentina, where he had gone to escape the Nazis. In many languages, the[...]
Hattie McDaniel’s Birthday – Anniversary
Hattie McDaniel’s Birthday – Anniversary
Jun 10 all-day
June 10, 1895. Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award, winning it in 1940 for her role in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. Her career spanned radio and[...]
Judy Garland’s Birthday – Anniversary
Judy Garland’s Birthday – Anniversary
Jun 10 all-day
June 10, 1922. American actress and singer born Frances Gumm at Grand Rapids, MN. While Garland played in many films and toured widely as a singer, she is probably most remembered for her portrayal of[...]
Maurice Sendak’s Birthday – Anniversary
Maurice Sendak’s Birthday – Anniversary
Jun 10 all-day
June 10, 1928. Author and illustrator born at Brooklyn, NY. In a career spanning more than half a century, Sendak wrote and illustratedmany notable childrens books, including In the Night Kitchen, Kennys Window, and his[...]
National Iced Tea Day
National Iced Tea Day
Jun 10 all-day
Iced tea was supposedly populairzed” at the St. Louis World’s Fair starting on June 10
|
|
12:00 am
1:00 am
2:00 am
3:00 am
4:00 am
5:00 am
6:00 am
7:00 am
8:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
8:00 pm
9:00 pm
10:00 pm
11:00 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recent Posts
Blogiversary Spotlight: Leaves & BranchesLet’s give warm congratulations to GeneaBlogger […]
Blogiversary Spotlight: Like Herding Cats GenealogyHere is a belated shout out celebrating the […]
Celebrating Empty Branches on the Family Tree’s 9th Blogiversary!Linda Stufflebean created Empty Branches on the Family […]
Celebrating GeneaSpy’s 8th Blogiversary!J. Paul Hawthorne began writing GeneaSpy on January […]
Meet Our Newest Members – 2022 EditionIt’s time for another GeneaBloggers Meet and Greet. To […]
