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, 1967
Day of Week 2nd » Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into riots, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorism known as terrorist group Movement 2 June.
Day of Week 5th » The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border.
Day of Week 7th » Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem.
Day of Week 8th » Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident or USS 'Liberty' incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171.
8th » Six-Day War: The Israeli army enters Hebron and the Cave of the Patriarchs.
Day of Week 9th » Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria
Day of Week 10th » The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.
10th » Argentina becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works named Berne Convention copyright treaty.
Day of Week 12th » The Supreme Court of the United States called United States Supreme Court in 'Loving v. Virginia' declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be Constitutionality called unconstitutional.
Day of Week 13th » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Day of Week 14th » Mariner program: 'Mariner 5' is launched towards Venus.
Day of Week 23rd » Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference.
Day of Week 25th » Broadcasting of the first live global satellite television program: 'Our World (International TV special) called Our World'
Day of Week 26th » John Paul II e.g Karol Wojtyła (later John Paul II) made a cardinal by Pope Paul VI.