JUNE FACTS

June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter
and the Greek equivalent of the goddess Hera.



In both common and leap years, no other month begins on the
same day of the week as June. This month and May are the
only two months that have this.


Flag Day is observed in the United States on June 14. It
commemorates the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress
adopted the Stars and Stripes as our flag. It then had only
13 stars, to match its 13 stripes.



June's birthstone is the pearl, the Moonstone (gemstone),
and the Alexandrite. The meaning is health & longevity.
The rose is the flower for the month of June.




The solstice called the Summer solstice in the northern
hemisphere and the Winter solstice in the southern
hemisphere occurs on dates varying from June 22-23.