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, 1877
Day of Week 15th » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
Day of Week 17th » American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon the Nez Perce people called Nez Perce defeat the Cavalry (United States) e.g U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
Day of Week 21st » The Molly Maguires, ten Irish immigrants convicted of murder, are hanged at the Schuylkill County and Carbon County, Pennsylvania prisons.