June 14

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on June 14, include:

• Family History Day 
  
• Flag Day 
• International Bath Day 
• Magic Circles Day 
• National Bourbon Day 
• National Strawberry Shortcake Day 
  
• Own Your Share of America Day - June 14, 2024 (Closest Weekday to June 14)
• Pause for the Pledge Day 
• Pop Goes the Weasel Day 
• US Army Birthday 
• Wear Blue Day - June 14, 2024 (Friday of Men's Health Week)
• Work at Home Father's Day - June 14, 2024 (The Friday before Father's Day)
• World Blood Donor Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include June 14, are:

• California State Parks Week - June 12-16, 2024 (1st Observance in 2022)
• Community Health Improvement Week (CHI) - June 10-14, 2024
• Dollars Against Diabetes Days - June 14-16, 2024 (Father's Day Weekend)
• Honor America Days - June 14 - July 4 (21 Days starting on June 14)
• International Listening Association Week - June 12-16, 2024
• Meet a Mate Week - June 10-16, 2024
• National Automotive Service Professional Week - June 9-15, 2024 (Week with June 12th in it)
• National Clay Week - June 9-15, 2024 (Second Full Week of June)
• National Email Week - June 9-15, 2024 (Second Week of June)
• National Flag Week - June 9-15, 2024 (Always includes June 14th - Flag Day)
• National Hermit Week - June 13-20 
• National Little League Baseball Week - June 10-16, 2024 (Week beginning on the Second Monday in June)
• National Men's Health Week - June 10-16, 2024 (Week ending with Father's Day)
• National Nursing Assistants Week - June 13-19, 2024 (7 Days starting Thursday of the Second Full Week in June)
• National Pet Wedding Week - June 9-15, 2024 (Second Full Week in June
  
• National Right of Way Professionals Week - June 9-15, 2024
• Poultry Days - June 14-16, 2024
• Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month - May 12 - June 16, 2024 (Mother's Day to Father's Day)

2024 Monthly Holidays that include June 14, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our June Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of June.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Vivid Sydney - May 24 - June 15, 2024 located in Sydney, Australia is where art, technology, and commerce intersect, and is an event of light, music, and ideas. Featuring outdoor lighting sculptures, cutting edge contemporary music, and the illumination of the Sydney Opera House. Check out our Holidays in Australia page!
• Cricket World Cup - June 1-29, 2024
• US Open Golf Championship - June 13-16, 2024
  
• Hong Kong Arts Festival - June 14 - July 4, 2024 features Art, Theatre, Dance, Opera, and Music events. 

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for June 14 is Gemini.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for June is:

• Pearls which have been popular in jewelry for centuries because of their natural beauty.
• Alexandrite gemstones are extremely rate and change color based on the lighting
• Moonstone

Famous Birthdays

• 1946 - Donald Trump, American businessman and 45 President of the United States
• 1958 - Pamela Geller, American activist, writer and blogger
• 1958 - Eric Heiden, Physician, American speed skater who won five U.S. Olympic Gold Medals in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games
• 1969 - Steffi Graf, German tennis player

Famous Deaths

• 1801 - Benedict Arnold, American General who became a British spy (b. 1741)
• 1994 - Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (b. 1924)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1936 - Actor and singer Roy Rogers marries Arlene Wilkins
• 1958 - Nelson Mandela marries Winnie Madikizela
• 1963 - Actress Betty White marries game show host Allen Ludden
• 1981 - Writer Danielle Steel marries John Traina
• 1999 - Rapper Eminem marries Kimberly Anne Scott for the first time

Quote of the Day

Flag Day, is observed every year on June 14th!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Healthy Eating is very simple or it should be! Your goal, or healthy diet habit at each meal should be to get as much nutrition as you can. Choose foods that provide nutrition! Make good choices. Choose foods that contain many vitamins and minerals.

Yes, these would be fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein or beans, and lower fat milk products. These are healthy foods, full of nutrition. Choose them!

Find out more about Healthy Eating from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1775 - The birth of the United States Army occurs during the American Revolutionary War when the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress
• 1777 - Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States
• 1789 - American clergy Rev. Elijah Craig is the first to produce Whiskey distilled from maize. He names Bourbon because he lives in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
• 1900 - Hawaii becomes a United States territory
• 1907 - The right to vote is granted to women in Norway
• 1926 - Brazil leaves the League of Nations
• 1937 - Pennsylvania is the only state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day as a State Holiday
• 1937 - The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marijuana Tax Act
• 1940 - During World War II, Paris, France falls under German occupation and the Allied forces retreat
• 1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that puts the words "under God" in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance
• 1959 - The Disneyland Monorail System opens to the public in Anaheim California
• 1967 - The People's Republic of China tests its first hydrogen bomb
• 1985 - TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by the Lebanese Islamist organization Hezbollah after they take off from Athens, Greece
• 2017 - Republican member of Congress and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana is shot while practicing for charity baseball in Alexandria, Virginia

This Day in Music

• 1971 - Tarkus, the second album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer is released
• 1989 - Carole King receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• 2002 - Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
• 2003 - Bring Me to Life, the debut single from Evanescence hits #1 in the UK (video below)
• 2005 - Never Gone by the Backstreet Boys is released

This Day in Sports

• 1969 - Reggie Jackson of the Oakland A's gets 10 RBIs to beat the Red Sox 21-7
• 1974 - Nolan Ryan of the Angels strikes out 19 Red Sox players in 12 innings

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!