June Holidays and Activities

Listed below are interesting holidays, celebrations, important dates, and events for June. Icons indicate an activity from one of Toolbox Training’s 100 Activities series of books. Hover over the icon for specific references to exact activities. You can also click on links for additional information on dates. Many of these connect directly to activities on the Toolbox Training blog, but some are off-site links.

1	Children's Day (International) Stand for Children Day Family Day Wishes for Cancer Survivors Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch's Birthday Comic book debut of Superman (1938) Dare Day
2	Radio patented (1896) Dinosaur Day Rocky Road Day American Indian Citizenship Day (Congress granted American Indians U.S. citizenship in 1924) Frozen Yogurt Day Three-Ring Circus Day (In 1835, P. T. Barnum ran the first major three-ring circus in the United States)
3	First U.S. Space walk – Ed White (1965) Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ Birthday (1808) Cancer Survivors Day Repeat Day Egg Day Casey at the Bat Day (poem written in 1888) Itch Day Tattoo Day
4	First Ford car made (1896) Cheese Day Birth of the shopping cart (1937)
5	World Environment Day First Hot Air Balloon Flight (1783) Children's author/illustrator Richard Scarry Birthday (1919) Gingerbread Day Attitude Day Safety cap for medicine bottle patented (1984)
6	D-Day Anniversary YMCA founded (1844) Coca Cola label registered (1887) First drive-in movie (1933) Cake Day Applesauce Cake Day Gardening Exercise Day
7	Native American Appreciation Day Family Recreation Day Freedom of the Press Day VCR invented (1971) June Bug Day Cheer Coaches Day
8	Pentecost Best Friend's Day Abused Women and Children Awareness Day Ice Cream Day (first sold in New York City in 1786) Watch Day Architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Birthday (1867) Ocean Day Vacuum cleaner patented (1869)
9	Best Friend's Day Profess Your Love Day Cuddle Up Day Animated character Donald Duck's Birthday (1934)
10	U.S. Capital Day Iced Tea Day Yo-Yo Day Ballpoint pen patented (1943) First zoo in the world opened in Paris, France in 1793) Children’s author Maurice Sendak's Birthday (1928) First tornado ever recorded occurred near New Haven, Connecticut (1682)
11	Hug Holiday Gasoline-powered automobile patented (1895)
12	Red Rose Festival Machine Day Magic Day
13	Lobster Day Kitchen Klutzes of America Day Weed Your Garden Day
14	Flag Day (USA) Family History Day Caldecott Medal, children’s picture book award, first awarded (1937) Strawberry Shortcake Day (dessert not character) "Pop Goes the Weasel" Day Sandpaper invented by I. Fischer Jr. (1834) Creation of the United States Army (1772)
15	A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed Day Smile Power Day Fly a Kite Day (Ben Franklin's kite experiment – 1752) Electricity Day
16	Fudge Day Introduction of Cracker Jacks (1893) Fresh Veggies Day Hollerin' Contest Day Birth of the Pepsi Cola Company (1903) Birth of the roller coaster (1884) Birth of the helicopter (1922) No Orange Clothes Day
17	World Juggling Day Violin Day Eat Your Vegetables Day Atari’s “Asteroids” and “Lunar Lander” are the first two video games registered in the Copyright Office (1980)
18	Go Fishing Day Splurge Day
19	Juneteenth Butterfly Day Eat an Oreo Day
20	Vanilla Milkshake Day Bald Eagle Day Plain Yogurt Day Telegraph patented (1840)
21	First Day of Summer Birth of soft drink Dr. Pepper (1857) Birth of the Ferris wheel (1893) Peaches and Cream Day
22	Chocolate Eclair Day Take Your Dog to Work Day Birth of Dairy Queen (1940) Birth of the doughnut (1847)
23	Marble Day (June 23-24) Hula hoop patented (1964) Typewriter patented (1868) Pink Day
24	Marble Day (June 23-24) First documented UFO sighting (1947) Mid Summer Day Museum Come to Life Day
25	Log Cabin Day Children’s author/illustrator Eric Carle's Birthday (1929) LEON Day - LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It means six months until Christmas. Birth of the tennis shoe (1947) Basketball patented (1929)
26	Bicycle patented (1819) Toothbrush invented (1498) Rose Day Beauticians' Day Chocolate Pudding Day Candy Land game trademarked (1951)
27	Special Recreation for Disabled Day/Helen Keller's Birthday (1880) Happy Birthday to the melody for the song "Happy Birthday" (written 1859)
28	Paul Bunyan Day Let It Go Day (whatever has been bothering your, let it go!) World War I Commemoration
29	Camera Day Juicy Fruit chewing gum trademarked (1915)
30	Sky Day Meteor Day

Floating Holidays: Marriage Day (2nd Friday) Race Unity Day (2nd Sunday) Children's Sunday (2nd Sunday) Casual Day (Friday before the summer solstice) Father's Day (3rd Sunday) Great American Picnic Day (last Saturday) Specialty Weeks: 1st week (1st full week): America the Beautiful Week Family Week Fishing Week Fragrance Week Headache Awareness Week Hug Holiday Week Safe Boating week Step Parents' Week Teacher Thank You Week Volunteer Week (International) 2nd week: Clay Week Email Week Flag Week Graffiti Week Pet Appreciation Week 3rd week: Amateur Radio Week Forgiveness Week Grasslands Week Little League Baseball Week Roller Coaster Week Take Your Pet to Work Week Tennis Week 4th week: Camping Week Deaf and Blindness Awareness Week Eye Safety Awareness Week Specialty Months: Accordian Awareness Month Adopt A Cat Month American Rivers Month Black Music Month Cancer Awareness Month Candy Month Dairy Month Drive Safe Month Fireworks Safety Month Flag Month Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Month Frozen Yogurt Month Happy Women Month Iced Tea Month Patriots Month Recycling Month Rose Month Safety Month Seafood Month Summer Vacation Month Tennis Month Turkey Lovers Month Zoo & Aquarium Month

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