June is . . .
Rivers Month
Black Music Appreciation Month
Pride Month
Zoo and Aquarium Month
Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month
and much, much more! Check out Chase's 2026 for more information.
This weekend, June 6, marks the anniversary of D-Day. Images from the U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information photo collection at the Library of Congress show scenes from New York City as Americans learned the news in various ways, including from a news ticker in Times Square.
Venus and Jupiter will move towards a spectacular conjunction this weekend. 🔭
The two will appear bright in the western sky after sunset - a must see if the skies are clear. 🌆
Read more via @skyatnightmag 👉 https://t.co/sZMQ1BrVnC
❝It’s a precious thing to be communicating to children, helping them discover the gift of language and thought.❞
—Richard McClure Scarry, born on this day, June 5th, in 1919
🍩Today's #BookoftheDay celebrates #NationalDonutDay!
"If You Give a Dog a Donut" by Laura Numeroff
Available: https://t.co/4IRaus1bP0
Fun Fact: The Salvation Army started this day in 1938 for the "Donut Lassies" - women who served doughnuts to frontline WWI soldiers.
"I think Julius Caesar has always been a potentially dangerous play."
The volume editors of Julius Caesar and Titus Andronicus explore the relationship between Shakespeare’s Rome and our current socio-political moment on the @BloomsburyAcad blog. Read: https://t.co/uIucqulyV7
Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay so we're taking back all the books that people have read, putting them onto shelves for people to look at, then giving them out again to other people who haven't read them yet. For free.
What a system. ❤️
#LoveLibraries#GreenLibraries ♻️
60 years ago today, NASA took a pivotal step toward mastering spacewalking. After Ed White’s groundbreaking spacewalk in 1965, NASA's next attempt pushed the limits of human endurance.
On June 5, 1966, Gene Cernan undertook America’s ambitious second spacewalk, battling a stiff suit, limited maneuverability, and extreme heat. Though the EVA was cut short, the challenges he faced helped shape the future of spacewalk design and safety.
You can help by planting native flowers, reducing pesticide use, and creating spaces that provide food and shelter for pollinators. https://t.co/JqZKNupvif
Happy National Bee Day! 🐝 Bees are small but important. They pollinate many of the plants that provide the food we eat! The Cincinnati Zoo is committed to protecting pollinators by planting pollinator-friendly gardens & supporting habitats that help bees & other species thrive.
Folklore tells us that bees should be told when somebody dies:
“It was formerly customary in Wales for the head of the household to tell the bees when a death took place. The news should be whispered cautiously.”
Hives were also turned around before a funeral.
🐝💀
#WorldBeeDay
Ahead!
May 23 World Fish Migration Day, World Turtle Day
May 24 Pentecost, World Day of the Markhor, Intl Tiara Day, Brother's Day
May 25 Memorial Day, World Football (Soccer) Day, Natl Missing Children Day, Natl Tap Dance Day (Bill Bojangles Robinson Birthday)
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May 20 World Bee Day, World Metrology Day, Natl Trauma Survivors Day, Reduce Your Lawn Day, Eliza Doolittle Day
May 21 Orthodox Ascension, Intl Tea Day, Natl Waitstaff Day, I Need a Patch for That Day
May 22 Shavuot, World Goth Day, Natl Maritime Day