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, 1956
Day of Week 5th » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog (song) e.g Hound Dog", on 'The Milton Berle Show', scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
Day of Week 11th » Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamil people known as Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
Day of Week 20th » A Venezuelan Lockheed Constellation named Super-Constellation Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (June 1956) known as crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.
Day of Week 23rd » The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.
Day of Week 28th » in Poznań, workers from H. Cegielski – Poznań or HCP factory went to the streets, sparking one of the Poznań 1956 protests or first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.
Day of Week 29th » The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
Day of Week 30th » A Trans World Airlines TWA Lockheed Constellation Super Constellation and a United Airlines Douglas DC-7 DC-7 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1956
1st » Lisa Hartman Black, American actress and singer