01 | June | 2015 | M'chelsMusings

Monday, the 1st of June, 2015 is the 152th day in 2015 and in the 23rd calendar week.

LGBT Pride Month
June 1 – 30, 2015 in the USA

June 2015 is LGBT Pride Month. Gay pride or LGBT pride is the positive stance against discrimination and violence toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people to promote their self-affirmation, dignity, equality rights, increase their visibility as a social group, build community, and celebrate sexual diversity and gender variance.

Common symbols of pride are the rainbow or pride flag, the lowercase Greek letter lambda, the pink triangle and the black triangle, these latter two reclaimed from use as badges of shame in Nazi concentration camps.

The month of June was chosen for LGBT Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. As a result, many pride events are held during this month to recognize the impact LGBT people have had in the world.

General Events:

International Children’s Day
June 1, 2015 in the World

International Children’s Day is observed on June 01, 2015. The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International Children’s Day in 1925. After the conference, different governments around the world decided to declare a day as Children’s Day to draw attention to children’s issues. Many countries chose June 1, so this is the reason, why International Children’s Day take place an June 1.

The similar Universal Children’s Day falls on 20 November 2015. National Children’s Days are recognized on various days in many places around the world, to honor children globally. The UN General Assembly recommended that all countries should establish a Universal Children’s Day on an “appropriate” day.

Where is Children’s Day?
Worldwide

Global Day of Parents
June 1, 2015 in the World

Global Day of Parents is a United Nations observance held on June 1. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 and has been celebrated annually ever since.Most countries observe Mother’s Day and Father’s Day to celebrate all parents, and some countries have a combined Parents’ Day. In order to support this tradition and honor parents throughout the world, the UN General Assembly proclaimed Global Day of Parents to appreciate all parents for their selfless commitment to children.

In every culture and society, parents are primary caregivers of children responsible for the nurturing and protection of their offspring. Development of a child’s personality heavily depends on his or her parents’ ability to create a safe and at the same time challenging environment. Global Day of Parents focuses on raising awareness of the important role parents play in bringing up children and therefore in the development of local communities and societies in general.

http://www.un.org/en/events/parentsday/

Where is Global Day of Parents?
Worldwide

Western Australia Day
June 1, 2015 in Australia

Western Australia Day is observed on June 01, 2015. The day (formerly known as Foundation Day) is a public holiday in Western Australia, celebrated on the first Monday in June to commemorate the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829. Because of the celebration of Western Australia Day, WA does not celebrate the Queen’s Birthday Holiday in June, as most states do; it is held in September or October instead.

Where is Western Australia Day?
Nationwide Australia

Day of Vesak
June 1, 2015 in the World

Siddhartha Gautama, also commonly known as Buddha (enlightened one), lived in present-day India and Nepal between the sixth and fourth century BCE. His teachings focused on messages about compassion, peace and goodwill. Millions around the world follow the teachings of the Buddha today. The Day of Vesak commemorates Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death.

In 1999 the UN recognized internationally Vesak Day to acknowledge the contribution that Buddhism, one of the oldest religions in the world, has made for over 2500 years. This day is commemorated annually at the UN Headquarters and other UN offices and missions.

http://www.un.org/en/events/vesakday/

Where is Day of Vesak?
Worldwide

National Say Something Nice Day
June 1, 2015 in the USA

National Say Something Nice Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, originated in Charleston, S.C.

Based on the book, “Say Something Nice: Be a Lifter at Work”, the Mayors of Charleston and North Charleston along with the South Baptist Convention and the Charleston-Atlantic Presbytery joined together to establish National Say Something Nice Day.

The purpose of this holiday is to counteract bullying and the lack of civility and common courtesy that is growing among people in today’s world. Hopefully the practice of “saying something nice today” will continue onto all tomorrows.

Where is the event?
Nationwide USA

Natural events:

Beginning of meteorological summer
June 1, 2015 in Northern Hemisphere

In meteorology for the Northern hemisphere, summer begins on June 01, 2015. It is also called the beginning of meteorological summer. The meteorological seasons are divided according to the calendar months. Summer months are June, July and August.

This meteorological definition of summer also aligns with the commonly viewed notion of summer as the season with the longest and warmest days of the year, in which daylight predominates. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice.

Summer is traditionally associated with hot dry weather, but this does not occur in all regions. In areas of the tropics and subtropics, the wet season occurs during the summer. Schools and universities typically have a summer break to take advantage of the warmer weather and longer days.

Where is Beginning of meteorological summer?
Worldwide Northern Hemisphere

Historical Events on 1st June:

4000 BC – Approximate domestication of the horse in the Eurasian steppes near Dereivka, central Ukraine (hypothesis only)

1215 – Beijing, then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Beijing

1495 – First written record of Scotch Whisky appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is the distiller

1562 – Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I & Sultan Suleiman signs treaty

1649 – Russian Tsar Alexis throws English merchants out of Moscow

1660 – Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony

1676 – Battle of Öland – a naval battle between allied Danish-Dutch and Swedish fleets in the Baltic Sea, part of the Scanian War (1675–79) for supremacy over the southern Baltic. Allied victory, two Swedish commanders killed

1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte swears fidelity to the Constitution of France

1845 – Homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days

1855 – US adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery

1862 – Slavery abolished in all US possessions

1866 – Renegade Irish Fenians from US invade Fort Erie, Ontario

1908 – John Krohn begins walk around perimeter of US, which took 357 days

1922 – Over 50,000 Fascists gather for a meeting in Bologna where Mussolini warns that he will lead a full-scale revolt against a government favoring ‘anti-Fascist reaction’

1927 – Peace Bridge between US & Canada opens

1936 – Queen Mary completes its maiden voyage, arriving in NY

1948 – Israel & Arabs agree to a cease fire

1951 – International Cheese treaty signed

1959 – Constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day)

1972 – Tswanaland becomes Bophuthatswana in South Africa

1974 – The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine

1978 – The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed

2000 – The Patent Law Treaty (PLT) is signed

2003 – The People’s Republic of China begins filling the reservoir behind the Three Gorges Dam