June 24

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on June 24, include:

• Celebration of the Senses 
• International Fairy Day
• Museum Comes to Life Day 
  
• National Energy Shopping Day - June 24, 2024 (First Monday in Summer)
• National Pralines Day 
  
• Please Take My Children to Work Day - June 24, 2024 (Last Monday in June)
• St. Baptiste Day 
  
• Swim a Lap Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include June 24, are:

• Boys & Girls Club Week - June 24-28, 2024 (Monday - Friday week)
• Fish are Friends, Not Food Week! - June 23-29, 2024 (Last week of June)
  
• Honor America Days - June 14 - July 4 (21 Days starting on June 14)
  
• National Body Piercing Week - June 23-28, 2024
  
• National Camping Week - June 23-29, 2024 (Last Full Week in June)
• National Insect Week - June 24-30, 2024
• National Lightning Safety Awareness Week - June 23-29, 2024 (Last Full Week of June)
• National Tennis Week - June 23-29, 2024 (Fourth Full Week in June)
  
• National Water Safety Week - June 18-25, 2024 (In Ireland)
  
• Windjammer Days - June 23-29, 2024
  

2024 Monthly Holidays that include June 24, 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)

• Cricket World Cup - June 1-29, 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 24 is Cancer.

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

• 1945 - George Pataki, American lawyer and politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York
• 1947 - Mick Fleetwood, English-American drummer (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1979 - Petra Nemcova, Czech model, TV host, and philanthropist who founded and chairs the Happy Hearts Fund 

Famous Deaths

• 1908 - Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician who was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, the only President to have served two non-consecutive terms (b. 1837)
• 1987 - Jackie Gleason, American singer and actor (The Honeymooners) (b. 1916)
• 1997 - Brian Keith, American actor and director (Family Affair, The Parent Trap) (b. 1921)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1885 - 28th U.S. President Woodrow Wilson marries Ellen Louise Axson, a Presbyterian Minister's daughter
• 1983 - Sportscaster Bob Costas marries Carole Randall Krumenacher
• 2000 - Natalie Maines, the lead vocalist of the Dixie Chicks marries actor Adrian Pasdar

Quote of the Day

The Adventure Begins! With the start of Summer, a few days ago, this is our quote for the day of June 24th! Have lots of great family adventures this summer! Make great memories that will help to sustain you during your hard times!

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

Eating triggers fill your environment. No matter how hard you work to develop healthy diet habits, you will still have to contend with food triggers. It is hard to go through the day without being triggered to eat. There is the work break room loaded with goodies, donuts again, and the dreaded snack machine that calls your name. There’s the endless candy bowl on your office mate’s desk, followed by the free sodas that your company provides. Your favorite fast food waits on every corner, which type will you have today?

Find out more about Eating Triggers and what to do about them from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1497 - John Cabot leads the first European exploration since the Vikings and lands in North America at Newfoundland
• 1509 - Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England
• 1571 - Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines is founded by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
• 1717 - The first Masonic Grand Lodge, the Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London
• 1779 - The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins during the American Revolutionary War
• 1793 - France adopts their first Republican constitution
• 1813 - During the Battle of Beaver Dams, a British and Indian joint force defeats the US Army
• 1947 - The first widely reported UFO sighting is made by Kenneth Arnold near Mount Rainier, Washington
• 1949 - Hopalong Cassidy staring William Boyd is the first television western
• 1957 - The US Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment in Roth v. United States
• 1963 - The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar self government
• 1982 - British Airways Flight 9 has a failure of all four engines after flying into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung in Indonesia
• 2004 - Capital punishment is declared unconstitutional in New York
• 2010 - Julia Gillard becomes the first female Prime Minister of Australia

This Day in Music

• 1880 - O Canada, the song that would later become the national anthem of Canada is performed for the first time
• 1966 - Love is Like an Itching in My Heart is recorded by The Supremes
• 1966 - The Beatles begin their final world tour in Munich, Germany
• 1994 - Undone - The Sweater Song is released by Weezer as the first single from their debut album Weezer (video below)
• 2004 - The Presidential Medal of Freedom is given to Doris Day by President George W. Bush II

This Day in Sports

• 1894 - The decision was made to hold the Olympics every 4 years
• 1922 - The American Professional Football Association is renamed to the National Football League
• 1979 - Rickey Henderson plays for the Oakland A's for the first time and steals his first base
• 1983 - Don Sutton becomes the 8th pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters
• 1997 - Mark McGwire hits a 538 foot home run
• 2010 - At Wimbleton, in the longest match ever recorded in professional tennis history, John Isner of the US defeats Nicolas Mahut of Franch
• 2012 - Saudi Arabia sends female athletes to the Olympics to compete for the first time

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!