June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days. June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 June. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 June.
June symbols: The birthstones of June are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone. The birth flower is rose. The zodiac signs for the month of June are Gemini (until June 20) and Cancer (June 21 onwards).
Historical Events for June, 1788
Day of Week 7th » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles — civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
Day of Week 11th » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
Day of Week 21st » New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution of the United States and is admitted as the 9th state in the United States.
Day of Week 25th » Virginia becomes the 10th state to ratify the United States Constitution.