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Gay & Lesbian (LGBT) Pride Month (1969): J...

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Gay and Lesbian Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots in Manhattan. During this month throughout the United States there are pride parades, workshops, symposiums and concerts that focus on the...

January

Gun Violence Awareness Day, Ntl.(1998): Ju...

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Wear Orange on June 2nd to honor the memory of the over 30,000 people a year that die from gun violence in the United States (with an additional 70,000+ injured). Of these, 1/3 are homicides and 2/3 accid...

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Native American Citizenship Day (1924): Ju...

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It was a long road, with over 90% of the population decimated via disease and war between 1492 and 1900, on June 2, 1924 the President Calvin Coolidge finally made Native Americans citizens of the United...

January

St. Erasmus (Elmo) Day (303AD): June 2

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The patron saint of sailors and seamen, St. Erasmus or as he's popularly known, St. Elmo, is believed to have been martyred on or near this day, June 2, 303AD.

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Confederate Memorial Day (US-TN, KY, LA)(1...

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Mabo Day (AU)(1992): June 3

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Child Victims of Aggression, World Day of...

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World Day of Child Victims of Aggression brings to light the sufferings of the children, whom are victims of war and abuse. It is a United Nations' (UN) affirmation to safeguard the rights of children in...

January

Emancipation Day (TO)(1970): June 4

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The 150 Polynesian islands making up the nation of Tonga were granted their independence from the British empire on June 4, 1970. Emancipation Day is the national holiday marking this anniversary.

January

Flag Day (FI)(1867): June 4

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Often the Happiest place to live on earth and home of the Northern Lights, reindeer and gorgeous scenery, Scandinavia's Finland honors the birth of its sixth president, Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, June 4, 186...

January

15th of Khordad (IR)(1963): June 5

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June 5, 1963 is the anniversary of an uprising in Iran, referred to in country as the 15th of Khordad. Iranian historians and the people point to this event as the beginning of the Islamic Revolution. The...

January

6-Day War Begins (1967): June 5

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Constitution Day (DK)(1849/1953): June 5

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June 5, 1849, Denmark became a constitutional monarchy. The constitution was changed and readopted on June 5, 1953. Constitution Day in Denmark marks these two anniversaries and is a national holiday.

January

HIV Long-term Survivors Day (1981): June 5

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June 5, 1981 is the day the Centers for Disease Control initially described a new disease that seemed to attack gay men. That disease would eventually be called AIDS and the virus identified in 1985 as th...

January

D-Day (1944): June 6

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June 6, 1944 was the first day of the massive invasion of Normandy, France by Allied forces. At the time, the Axis powers, led by Nazi Germany, held most of Europe under their power. This invasion created...

January

Drive-in Movie Day (1933): June 6

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Memorial Day (KR)(1920): June 6

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Marking the anniversary of the Battle of Fengwudong, the first great battle of the Korean Independence Movement against Japan on June 6-7, 1920, Memorial Day in South Korea is a national holiday.

January

National Day (SE)(1523/1809): June 6

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June 6, 1523 is the day Gustavus I, ascended to the throne. June 6, 1809 is the day Sweden adopted its constitution. National Day in Sweden celebrates both of these events. It is a national holiday.

January

Yo-Yo Day, Ntl. (1892): June 6

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National Yo-Yo Day celebrates the Yo-Yo and falls on the birthdate of Yo-you inventor Donald Duncan Sr., June 6, 1892. The earliest record of the toy can be found in a painting on a Greek urn; however,...

January

Daniel Boone Day (1769): June 7

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Daniel Boone commemorates the legendary frontiersman who discovered the state of Kentucky June 7, 1769. Boone paved way for the settlement of Kentucky and Virginia. Daniel Boone founded Boonesborough, o...

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USS Liberty (1967): June 8

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