June is the sixth month of the year. However, according to the early Roman calendar, June was actually the fourth month and had only 29 day. In 46B.C, Julius Caesar gave June 30 days instead of 29 when he reformed the Roman calendar. June was named after the Roman goddess Juno, who is the wife of Jupiter. However, others say that its name actually came from the Latin word iuniors. It means the younger ones, which is opposed to majors or elders which May’s name was originated from. In June, spring ends and summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere. During this time, all the flowers and plants are very beautiful. In the southern hemisphere, winter begins in June. The 6th month of the year brings us Summer, Father’s Day, Flag Day, and the Summer Solstice.
The birthstones for June are the pearl, alexandrite, and moonstone.The birth flower for June is the rose. On June 1, 1792, the state of Kentucky, also known as the Bluegrass state, became the 15th state of the United States. On June 1, 1796, Tennessee, also known as The Volunteer State became the 16th state of the United States. June 1, 1869— Thomas Edison obtained a patent for an electrographic vote recorder. In June 1895, the gasoline-powered automobile was patented. Also in June, a few years earlier (1887), the Coca-Cola bottle label was trademarked,
June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2009 June was the 662 most popular name for girls in the USA. Anglo-Saxons gave the June the name Sera monath (Dry month). In both common and leap years, no other month begins on the same day of the week as June. June also has the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
