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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven, when she met her ...
June 5: World Environment Day. Antonio Luna. 1897 – The Ancient Temples and Shrines Preservation Law was passed, instituting the protection of structures and artifacts in Japan designated National Treasures. 1899 – Antonio Luna (pictured), Commanding General of the Philippine Army, was assassinated in the midst of the Philippine–American War.
Poetry for the People is the arduous and happy outcome of practical, day-by-day, classroom failure and success. [23] Jordan composed three guideline points that embodied the program, which was published with a set of her students' writings in 1995, entitled June Jordan's Poetry for the People: A Revolutionary Blueprint. [23]
Tom Clancy (1947–2013), author of The Hunt for Red October and many other novels, several of which were made into motion pictures. Martha Clarke (born 1944), modern choreographer. Mary Pat Clarke (born 1941), Baltimore City Council. Kevin Clash (born 1960), puppeteer best known for portrayal of Elmo on Sesame Street.
2015 – An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 strikes Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia, killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is the strongest earthquake to strike Malaysia since 1975. [20] 2016 – Two shootings in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, kill six ...
Judith Faulkner (born 1943), formerly of New Jersey; billionaire; CEO and founder of Epic Systems, a healthcare software company located in Wisconsin. Bob Galvin (1922–2011), chief executive officer of Motorola (Marshfield) Chris Gardner (born 1954), entrepreneur, subject of movie The Pursuit of Happyness (Milwaukee)
June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) ... 1950 – An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 people. This ...
June is a gender-neutral given name. It is a common female name and a less common male name in English-speaking countries. It comes from the name of the month, which is derived from Juno, the name of a Roman goddess. [1] It is also a short form of the names Juniper, Junia, Junius and Junior. June is also an unrelated Basque feminine name ...