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, 1978
Day of Week 1st » The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
Day of Week 9th » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its Priesthood (Mormonism) named priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
Day of Week 12th » David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.
Day of Week 13th » Israeli Defense Forces withdraw from Lebanon.
Day of Week 15th » Hussein of Jordan called King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor of Jordan named Queen Noor.
Day of Week 22nd » Charon (moon) named Charon, a satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, is discovered by American astronomer James W. Christy.
Day of Week 25th » The rainbow flag (LGBT movement) or rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco San Francisco Pride named Gay Freedom Day Parade.
Day of Week 28th » The Supreme Court of the United States called United States Supreme Court, in 'Regents of the University of California v. Bakke' bars quota systems in college admissions.