Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for June 5, 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
- National Family Recreation Day
- World Environment Day
- 1851: The Anti-slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe was first published
- 1882: Storms and floods hit Bombay, India causing the deaths of about 100,000 people
- 1888: The Rio de la Plata Earthquake hit Argentina and Uruguay
- 1915: Denmark amended its constitution to allow women’s suffrage
- 1937: Henry Ford initiated a 32 hour work week
- 1947: US Secretary of State George Marshall outlined the “Marshall Plan” to rebuild Western Europe
- 1950: The US Supreme Court undermined the legal foundations of segregation
- 1969: Race riots occurred in Hartford, Connecticut
- 2003: A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reached its peak with temperatures exceeding 50°C (122°F)
- 2006: Serbia declared independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
- 2013: 44 people were killed by a lightning storm in Bihar, India
- 2013: The first article based on the US’ National Security Agency documents leaked by Edward Snowden was published by The Guardian Newspaper in the UK
- 2015: A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia, killing 18 people on Mount Kinabalu
- 2016: Swiss voters rejected a referendum proposal to give each citizen a guaranteed income of $2,500 Swiss francs per month
Weekly Holidays and Observances including June 5, 2021
- National CPR and AED Awareness Week (June 1-7)
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
