Celebrate Brother’s Day and National Family Fun Day. Reflect on your brother or someone who has been like a brother to you. Cherish the families in your life: yours or those who have become family to you!
Turn off the screens, head outside, and make some memories with the people who have known you the longest.
Observation of National Missing Children’s Day.
It is a crucial reminder to stay vigilant, support the organizations dedicated to child safety, and keep hope alive for families searching for their missing loved ones.
- National Hamburger Day and National Beef Burger Day. Whether you like them smashed, stacked, loaded with cheddar, or kept classic with just lettuce and tomato, today is the day to indulge in the ultimate American staple. It’s also National Brisket Day . How about a plug for the National Cattle Feeders’ Assn.?
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States, observed on the last Monday in May, dedicated to honoring and mourning military personnel who died in service. Originally known as “Decoration Day” following the Civil War, it was established to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers and flags.
Usually all banks, post offices (and carriers) closed.
NATIONAL HUG YOUR CAT DAY
When National Hug Your Cat Day rolls around each year on June 4, the purr-fect opportunity presents itself for some snuggle time. Depending on your feline critter’s nature, hugging may not be in the cards. However, like most animals, touch is a vital part of communication – and the same goes for the claw-ful kind
NATIONAL OLD MAID’S DAY
National Old Maid’s Day falls on June 4 to recognize the women who never marry and remain childless. While the term may not seem to be flattering, we still think it’s important to celebrate Old Maids everywhere and their honor their contributions to their families and communities
NATIONAL START OVER DAY
Today is June 5 on the National Day Calendar and it’s National Start Over Day to remind you it’s perfectly fine to start over! Today’s National Day is about making the decision to accept failure and start over, from scratch.
NATIONAL CORN ON THE COB DAYAs we approach the first day of summer, June 11th marks the calendar to celebrate National Corn on the Cob Day each year. Fresh corn on the cob is a summertime treat people from all corners of the United States look forward to as we start the picnic season
NATIONAL GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE DAY
On June 11th, National German Chocolate Cake Day celebrates a cake with American roots. It also happens to be one of the top 10 favorite cakes in America
June 14th, National Flag Day honors Old Glory and commemorates the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777.
The holiday is a day that Americans show respect for the U.S. Flag and what it represents. Representing independence and unity, the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ has become a powerful symbol of Americanism and the flag is flown proudly.
While Betsy Ross has been given credit for stitching together the first American flag, there isn’t any sound evidence supporting the story. At the same time, there isn’t any to disprove it, either. Part of the conflict is there were several designs in consideration at the same time. There were many flag makers and more than one claim to the first. During Ross’s Revolutionary time, several standards were carried bearing red and white stripes and varying symbols where the blue field and stars now reside.