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plus Daily Celebration Ideas*
SELECT your topic.
THINK "What do I know?"
FOLLOW text links to learn more.
CONSIDER related personal experiences.
CONNECT your ideas with other items of interest.
START WRITING, additional thoughts will naturally flow.
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It happened in June...June 1 / 1770 - Benedict Arnold is court-martialed / 1926 - Marilyn Monroe born / 1980 - CNN launched / Flip a Coin Day / Go Barefoot Day
June 2 / 1865 - American Civil War ends / 1921 - Flash floods ravage Colorado / 1935 - Babe Ruth retires / 1997 - McVeigh convicted for Oklahoma City bombing / I Love My Dentist Day / Bubba Day / Rocky Road Day June 3 / 1864 - Union disaster at Cold Harbor / 1965 - An American walks in space / 1989 - Crackdown at Tiananmen Square begins / Egg Day / Repeat Day June 4 / 1876 - Express train crosses the USA in 83 hours / 1940 - Dunkirk evacuation begins / 1942 - Battle of Midway begins / Hug Your Cat Day / Old Maid Day June 5 / 1933 - FDR takes United States of the gold standard / 1967 - Six Year War begins / 1968 - Bobby Kennedy is assassinated / Gingerbread Day / World Environment Day June 6 / 1944 - D-Day, Allied Forces invade France / 1933 - First drive-in movie theater opens / 1981 - Train avoids cow, but kills 600 / Gardening Exercise Day / Yo-Yo Day June 7 / 1866 - Chief Seattle dies near the city named for him / 1893 - Ghandi's first act of civil disobedience / 1913 - First successful ascent of Mt. McKinley / Daniel Boone Day / Chocolate Ice Cream Day June 8 / 1948 - First Porsche completed / 1968 - King assassination suspected arrested / 1949 - FBI report names Hollywood figures as communists / Best Friends Day / Name Your Poison Day June 9 / 1534 - Cartier discovers the St. Lawrence River / 1856 - Mormon handcart pioneers depart for St. Lake City / 1973 - Secretariat wins Triple Crown / Strawberry Rhubarb Day June 10 / 1692 - First Salem witch hanging / 1752 - Franklin flies kite during thunderstorm / 1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous founded / Herb and Spice Day / Iced Tea Day June 11 / 1950 - Ben Hogan wins courageous U.S. Open comeback / 1962- Alcatraz proves escapable for three men / 1955 - Tragedy at Le Mans /Corn on the Cob Day / King Kamehameah Day June 12 / 1862 - J.E.B Stuart rides around the Union Army / 1942 - Anne Frank receives a diary / 1987 - Reagan challenges Gorbachev / Machine Day / Red Rose Day June 13 / 323 - Alexander the Great dies / 1381 - Peasant army marches in to London / 1966 - Miranda rights are established / 1983 - Pioneer 10 departs solar system / Kitchen Klutzes of America Day / Peanut Butter Cookie Day June 14 / 1777 - Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes / 1789 - Bounty mutiny survivors reach Timor / 1811 - Harriet Beecher Stowe is born / 1940 - German troops enter Paris / Flag Day / Pop Goes the Weasel Day June 15 / 1215 - Magna Carta sealed / 1775 - Washington assigned to lead the Continental Army / 1846 - U.S. - Canadian border established / 1904 - River excursion ends in tragedy / Lobster Day / Smile Day June 16 / 1884 - First roller coaster in America opens / 1858 - Lincoln warns that America is becoming a "house divided" / 1963 - First woman in space / Fudge Day June 17 / 1775 - Battle of Bunker Hill / 1885 - Statue of Liberty arrives in America / 1994 - O.J. Simpson police chase / Eat Your Vegetables Day / Fathers Day June 18 / 1812 - War of 1812 begins / 1815 - Napoleon defeated at Waterloo / 1984 - Radio talk-show host gunned down for controversial views / Picnic Day June 19 / 1953 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed / 1905 - First Nickelodeon opens / 1972 - Curt Flood free agent baseball player case decided / Juneteenth Day / Sauntering Day |
BE CREATIVE, make your response interesting and fun to read.
TAKE PRIDE in your work.
EDIT AND SHARE the final product with others.
May we prompt you?
Extra Extra - Read all about it... then write a newsworthy article answering the expository questions of "Who, What, When, Where and Why".
Persuasive Essay - Research a controversial event. Identify a difference of opinions from your study, take a position, then present and defend your argument. Historical Fiction - Using the framework of a "day in time", create your own characters and plot structure... start writing. *Party Planner - Given the assignment to plan for a particular celebration, submit a detailed proposal to your prospective client. *Daily Celebrations - Create your own party blog complete with creative party ideas. Include detailed descriptions of the planned activities. June 20 / 1941 - Ford signs first contract with autoworker's union / 1975- Movie "Jaws" is released / 1977 - Oil flows in Alaska / Ice Cream Day / Vanilla Milkshake Day
June 21 / 1788 - U.S. Constitution ratified / 1970 - Pele leads Brazil over Italy / 1982 - Hinckley found not guilty by reason of insanity / Cuckoo Day / Go Skateboarding Day June 22 / 1611 - Hudson set adrift by mutineers / 1944 - FDR signs of GI bill / 1986 - Hand of God helps out Maradona / Chocolate Eclair Day / Onion Rings Day June 23 / 1902 - "Mercedes" registered as a brand name / 1972 - Title IX law enacted to provide equality to female athletes 1989 - Movie Batman is released / Pink Day / Typewriting Day June 24 / 1948 - Soviets blockade West Berlin / 1966 - Senate passes Auto Safety legislation / 1997 - U.S. Air Force reports on Roswell / Museum Comes to Life Day / Swim a Lap Day June 25 / 1876 - Indians defeat Custer at Little Big Horn / 1950 - Korean War begins / 2009 - King of Pop, "Michael Jackson" dies / Catfish Day June 26 / 1541 - Conqueror of the Incas assassinated / 1807 - Lightening strikes in Luxembourg / 1948 - U.S. begins Berlin airlift / Beauticians Day / Chocolate Pudding Day June 27 / 1844 - Mormon leader killed by mob / 1922 - First Newbery Medal for children's literature / 1976 - Ebola virus outbreak in Sudan / Orange Blossom Day / Sunglasses Day June 28 / 1914 - Archduke Ferdinand assassinated / 1922 - Two big quakes rock California / 1953 - First Corvette assembled in Flint, Michigan / Paul Bunyan Day June 29 / 1613 - Globe Theater burns down / 1972 - U.S. Supreme Court strikes down death penalty / 1995 - U.S. space shuttle docks with Russian space station / Camera Day / Waffle Iron Day June 30 / 1520 - Spanish retreat from Aztec capital / 1859 - Daredevil crosses Niagara Falls / 1934 - Night of the Long Knives / 1971 - Soviet cosmonauts perish in reentry disaster / Meteor Day |
