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In Canada, June is ALS Awareness Month, a campaign to spread awareness and raise funds for a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Filipino Heritage Month. [56] [57] In the United States, June is Pride Month, which is the celebration of LGBTQ individuals. [58] [59] Caribbean-American Heritage Month also occurs annually in June. [60]
The Romans did not number days of a month sequentially from the 1st through the last day. Instead, they counted back from the three fixed points of the month: the Nones (5th or 7th, depending on the length of the month), the Ides (13th or 15th), and the Kalends (1st) of the following month. The Nones of June was the 5th, and the Ides the 13th.
Month of Aphrodite – from which the Etruscan Apru might have been derived 29 29 29 29 5. May V. Mensis Maius: Month of Maia: 31 31 31 31 6. June VI. Mensis Iunius: Month of Juno: 29 29 29 29 7. July VII. Mensis Quintilis: Fifth Month (from the earlier calendar starting in March) 31 31 31 31 8. August VIII. Mensis Sextilis: Sixth Month 29 29 ...
It was not until 1999 that President Bill Clinton declared June to be “Gay and Lesbian Pride Month” in the U.S., following the tradition that began with honoring the anniversary of Stonewall.
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]
Month: June; Flower: Rose While there are more than a hundred types of roses , the essential meaning of this birth flower is the same: love. Different colors express it differently, though.
As June became recognized as Pride Month in the United States to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising. President Bill Clinton officially declared in a presidential proclamation, June "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month" in 1999. [13] Barack Obama expanded the official Pride Month recognition in 2011, including the whole of the LGBT community.
LGBTQ Pride Month traces its roots back to the 1969 Stonewall riots, which started on June 28, 1969. The first Pride marches started the following year, on June 28, 1970, to commemorate the ...