Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for June 12, 2021
Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.
On This Day
- Loving Day
- World Day Against Child Labor
- 1381: English Peasants revolted against a poll tax
- 1776: Virginia adopted The Virginia Declaration of Rights
- 1897: What was possibly the most severe earthquake in history struck Assam, India. The shaking was felt over an area the size of Europe. About 1,500 people were killed
- 1942: Hitler ordered the enslavement of Slavic peoples
- 1942: A tornado killed 35 people in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1963: American civil rights activist Medgar Evers was assassinated in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1967: 300 people were arrested during a Race Riot in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1982: 750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators rallied in New York City’s Central Park
- 2013: Russia passed a law banning “gay propaganda”
- 2019: Same-sex marriage was approved by Ecuador’s Constitutional Court in a landmark ruling
Weekly Holidays and Observances including June 12, 2021
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June Monthly Holidays and Observances
- Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
- Caribbean-American Heritage Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Disaster Preparedness Month
- Effective Communications Month
- Entrepreneurs “Do It Yourself” Marketing Month
- Gay & Lesbian Pride Month
- International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
- National Aphasia Awareness Month
- National Burglary Prevention Month
- National Safety Month
- National Smile Month
- Rebuild Your Life Month