The June Birthstones are Pearl, Alexandrite and Moonstone. The Pearl has long been a symbol of purity. The ancient Greeks believed that pearls were the hardened tears of joy from Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Pearl is called the traditional birthstone of June. Moonstone is considered the secondary birthstone for June.
June Zodiac Signs
Month of June Zodiac Signs are Gemini(until June 20) and Cancer(June 21 onwards).
Gemini (May 20 - June 20) Geminis tend to be very unpredictable. Be always ready for a surprise from them. Being creative and open can result in Geminis changing their behaviour rather frequently. People born under this star sign are very adaptable to new situations or life changes. Add to this the positive nature towards life that Gemini possess. Gemini are compatible with: other Gemini, Leo, Libra and Aquarius.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Tradition tends to be very important int the lives of Cancers. Visit a cancer at home and you will find a fish in the water. Having a caring nature that extends towards other people, coupled with amazing patience usually is related to a Cancers work life choices. Cancers are compatible with: Taurus, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces.
June Birth Flowers
Month of June flower is the Rose. Though roses are available in many colors from red to pink to white to yellow, all with their own special meanings, the underlying message the birth flowers convey is that of love and passion.
Love and Appreciation, while other meanings depends on each colour. The June Birth Flower Rose has many meanings which can vary from Love, Passion, Beauty and Perfection. The meaning depends upon the colour. For example, Red says love and romance, White symbolizes innocence, purity, and remembrance.
Historical Events for June, 1972
8th » Vietnam War: The Associated Press photographer Nick Ut takes his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a naked 9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc running down a road after being burned by napalm.
9th » Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating 1972 Black Hills flood or a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160 million in damage.
12th » The fast food restaurant chain Popeyes is founded in Arabi, Louisiana.
15th » Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
16th » The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station.
17th » Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee, in an attempt by some members of the Republican Party (United States) e.g Republican party to illegally Telephone tapping or wiretap
18th » British European Airways Flight 548 Staines air disaster: 118 are killed when a British European Airways BEA Hawker Siddeley Trident H.S. Trident crashes two minutes after take off from London Heathrow Airport.
20th » Watergate scandal: An 18½-minute gap appears in the Watergate tapes named tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while Watergate burglaries named breaking in
23rd » Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexism e.g sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal government of the United States known as federal funds.
29th » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the case 'Furman v. Georgia' that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution or Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constituti
30th » The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.