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JUNE 26, 2025 – NATL BOMB POP DAY - NATL BEAUTICIAN’S DAY shoutout to Uncle George Spera! – In 1965 The Byrds went to #1 with 'Mr Tambourine Man' 🎂 1892 Pearl Buck, 1904 Peter Lorre, 1915 Charlotte Zolotow, 1940 Billy Davis, 1942 Larry Taylor, 1955 Mick Jones, 1956 Chris Isaak, 1969 Colin Greenwood.

TOO HOT to take a walk so we walked the mall. TOO HOT to sit outside So we did D&D Drinks & Dominoes!

and some of you VOTED FOR THIS, RIGHT?

JUNE 25 In 1947 The Diary of Anne Frank is pub - COLOR TV DAY In 1951, at 4:35 p.m. Eastern Time, CBS made what is regarded as the first color television broadcast 🍼 1903 George Orwell, 1925 June Lockhart, 1929 Eric Carle, 1939 Harold Melvin, 1940 Clint Warwick, 1945 Carly Simon, 1963 George Michael

JUNE 24 In 1717 The world's first MASONIC GRAND LODGE is established - ST. JEAN BAPTISTE DAY honors the birth of St. John the Baptist 🎂 1922 Jack Carter, 1944 Chris Wood, 1944 Jeff Beck, 1947 Mick Fleetwood, 1949 John Illsley, 1957 Jeff Cease, 1961 Curt Smith, 1973 Mario Calire, 2001 Mo'ne Davis.

JUNE 23 TYPEWRITING DAY that's GI Joe at his Underwood in Tan An VIETNAM – NATL PECAN SANDIES DAY shoutout to the Paules girls 🎂 1905 Mary Livingstone, 1927 Bob Fosse, 1929 June Carter, 1957 Frances McDormand, 1962 Steve Shelley, 1965 'Bonehead' Arthurs, 1975 KT Tunstall, 1977 Jason Mraz, 1984 Duffy

June 22 NATL LIMONCELLO DAY - In 1971 Joni Mitchell released her fourth studio album BLUE 🎂 1906 Billy Wilder, 1928 Ralph Waite, 1936 Kris Kristofferson, 1941 Ed Bradley, 1944 Peter Asher, 1947 Howard Kaylan, 1948 Todd Rundgren, 1949 Meryl Streep, 1949 Larry Junstrom, 1953 Cyndi Lauper.

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER nothing more to say !!!!!!!! well, ok: JUNE 21 Fête de la Musique makemusicday.org NATL 🐚 SEASHELL DAY 🎂 1911 Albert Hirschfeld, 1922 Judy Holliday, 1925 Maureen Stapleton, 1944 Ray Davies, 1949 Greg Munford, 1950 Joey Kramer, 1953 Nils Lofgren, 1986 Lana Del Rey

NATIONAL NO POWER FOR THE PARSIOS DAY

SUMMER BEGINS in the Northern Hemisphere the longest day of the yr, Summer Solstice - JUNE 20 – NATL HIKE WITH A GEEK DAY stop and pick ME up🎂1905 Lillian Hellman, 1909 Errol Flynn, 1920 Danny Cedrone, 1931 Olympia Dukakis, 1942 Brian Wilson, 1946 Anne Murray, 1949 Lionel Richie, 1967 Nicole Kidman

JUNE 19 JUNETEENTH Maj Gen Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston in June 19, 1865 with General Orders #3 – NATL MARTINI DAY🍼 1877 Charles Coburn, 1897 Moe Howard, 1930 Tommy Devito, 1942 Elaine McFarlane, 1947 Salman Rushdie, 1950 Ann Wilson, 1954 Kathleen Turner, 1963 Paula Abdul, 1976 Scott Avett.

JUNE 18 In 1948 The LP RECORD is introduced - NATL GO FISHING DAY – AUTISTIC PRIDE DAY - In 1928 Amelia Earhart becomes 1st woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane 🎈 1903 Jeanette MacDonald, 1905 Kay Kyser, 1942 Roger Ebert, 1942 Paul McCartney, 1942 Carl Radle, 1952 Carol Kane, 1973 Ray LaMontagne.

JUNE 17 In 1928 AMELIA EARHART becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic - In 1885 THE STATUE OF LIBERTY arrives in NY - H🎂B 1703 John Wesley, 1882 Igor Stravinsky, 1898 M. C. Escher, 1946 Barry Manilow, 1947 Gregg Rolie, 1957 Philip Chevron, 1958 Jello Biafra, 1960 Thomas Haden Church.

JUNE 16 WORLD SEA TURTLE DAY - In 1960 Psycho premiers - In 1962 The Konrads (Dave Jay later David Bowie) play at Bromley Technical School 🍼 1890 Stan Laurel, 1938 Joyce Carol Oates, 1941 Lamont Dozier, 1942 Edward Levert, 1946 Iain Matthews, 1949 Peppy Castro, 1950 James Smith, 1954 Garry Roberts.

FATHERS' DAY - JUNE 15 – FLY A KITE DAY🪁 in 1752 Franklin flew a kite in a thunderstorm - GLOBAL WIND DAY globalwindday.org 🎂1914 Saul Steinberg, 1929 Nigel Pickering, 1937 Waylon Jennings, 1941 Harry Nilsson, 1941 Neal Adams, 1943 Muff Winwood, 1951 Steve Walsh, 1963 Helen Hunt, 1976 Gary Lightbody

and it IS the ARMY's Birthday so why not go to an event celebrating THAT? www.ausa.org/sites/defaul...

Time to CALL, EMAIL or send a POSTCARD I'm PROUD to say I listen to AND support XPN a PUBLIC RADIO STATION WXPN - Public Radio from the University of Pennsylvania

JUNE 14 NATL FLAG DAY the adoption of the US flag was on June 14, 1777 - ARMY BIRTHDAY on June 14, 1775 - NATL GIN DAY reason to celebrate - H🍼B 1811 Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1820 John Bartlett, 1909 Burl Ives, 1931 Junior Walker, 1943 Spooner Oldham, 1945 Rod Argent, 1961 Boy George, 1982 Lang Lang.

Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin' We're finally on our own This summer I hear the drummin' Four dead in Ohio Neil Young Ohio

FEAST OF ST. ANTHONY - JUNE 13 – NATL SEWING MACHINE DAY the first patent for a design of a sewing machine in 1790 - NATL RANDOM ACTS OF LIGHT DAY 🎈 1865 W B Yeats, 1892 Basil Rathbone, 1893 Dorothy Sayers, 1926 Paul Lynde, 1940 Bobby Freeman, 1943 Malcolm McDowell, 1953 Tim Allen, 1968 David Gray.

I'm PROUD to say I listen to AND support XPN a PUBLIC RADIO STATION WXPN - Public Radio from the University of Pennsylvania xpn.org

DON'T FORGET you can RUN, or WALK with US runsignup.com/Race/PA/Phil...

JUNE 12 NATL LOVING DAY in 1967 the US Supreme Court decision Loving vs. Virginia struck down all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in 16 states yes that says 1967 🍼 1829 Johanna Spyri, 1928 Vic Damone, 1929 Anne Frank, 1930 Jim Nabors, 1941 Chick Corea, 1959 John Linnell, 1977 Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

Being on our local Tree Commission this article was particularly interesting to me. So sad and foolish that they feel the need to strip the courses of all the trees. reader.inquirer.com/infinity/art...

Rest in PEACE At the BEACH www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

JUNE 11 NATL CORN ON THE COB DAY - NATL MAKING LIFE BEAUTIFUL DAY - In 1817 The predecessor of the bicycle is demonstrated🎂 1572 Ben Jonson, 1864 Richard Strauss, 1910 Jacques Cousteau, 1925 William Styron, 1933 Gene Wilder, 1945 Adrienne Barbeau, 1947 Glenn Leonard, 1947 Richard Palmer-James.

JUNE 10 BELMONT STAKES oldest of the Triple Crown - NATL BALLPOINT PEN DAY on June 10 of 1943 Laszlo and Gyorgy Biro filed their patent - H🎂B 1895 Hattie McDaniel, 1910 Howlin' Wolf, 1922 Judy Garland, 1928 Maurice Sendak, 1932 Gardner McKay, 1941 Shirley Owens, 1961 Kim Deal, 1964 Jimmy Chamberlin.

Rest in FUNK my brother

JUNE 9 NATL DONALD DUCK DAY his first screen debut on June 9, 1934 in The Wise Little Hen - INTL DARK ‘N STORMY® DAY 🍼 1891 Cole Porter, 1910 Robert Cummings, 1915 Les Paul, 1931 Gene London, 1934 Jackie Wilson, 1941 Jon Lord, 1947 Mick Box, 1949 George Bunnell, 1961 Michael J. Fox, 1963 Johnny Depp

Took SEPTA regional rail into the City, a walk down Broad St to go back in time to 1972-1975? when recently out of Vietnam I went to art school for 2 yrs. I was disappointed I could not wander the halls of PCA but it was nice getting in the main building & chatting it up with other former students.

THANKS Sunday Today for pointing out: Betsy Jochum, the last surviving player from the inaugural 1943 season of what became the All-American Girls Base Ball League, a groundbreaking moment in sports, died May 31 at her home in South Bend, IN. She was 104 www.southbendtribune.com/obituaries/p...

PENTECOST SUNDAY - JUNE 8 – BETTY PICNIC DAY created in 1987 someone put up flyers for a picnic inviting anyone named Betty to attend 🎂 1867 Frank Lloyd Wright, 1918 Robert Preston, 1927 Jerry Stiller, 1933 Joan Rivers, 1940 Nancy Sinatra, 1944 Boz Scaggs, 1947 Sara Paretsky, 1970 Gabrielle Giffords

IF you want to celebrate the Army's 250 birthday this week - skip Washington D.C. and celebrate in PHILADELPHIA ausa.org/goarmy250

JUNE 7 NATL PRAIRIE DAY – NATL BOONE DAY Daniel Boone began exploring the valleys & forests of Kentucky on June 7, 1769 🎈 1848 Paul Gauguin, 1909 Jessica Tandy, 1917 Dean Martin, 1917 Gwendolyn Brooks, 1940 Tom Jones, 1944 Clarence White, 1952 Liam Neeson, 1958 Prince Rogers Nelson, 1993 George Ezra

ANOTHER trip to Greenhorn Gardens. From car trunk to front door. www.greenhorngardens.com The greenhouse is always decorated cool, check it out BEFORE it gets too hot in there!

and you don't have to RUN - we do the VERY SHORT WALK every year runsignup.com/Race/PA/Phil...

JUNE 6, D-Day more than 156,000 troops from Britain, the US and Canada under the leadership of General Dwight Eisenhower landed in Normandy - NATL DONUT DAY SHOUTOUT to the Vietnam Donut Dollies 🎂 1934 Bill Moyers, 1936 Levi Stubbs, 1939 Gary U.S. Bonds, 1944 Peter Albin, 1978 Jeremy Gara.

JUNE 5 OVER 130 years ago on 5 June 1883, the first ‘EXPRESS D’ORIENT’ left Paris for Vienna - In 1968 Sirhan Sirhan shoots ROBERT F KENNEDY - WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY - H🎂B 1946 Freddie Stone, 1947 Tom Evans, 1948 Frank Eslersmith, 1952 Nicko McBrain, 1956 "Kenny G" Gorelick, 1956 Richard Butler.

before you cancel funds try listening to MY radio station xpn.org try watching Sesame Street. Maybe try being HUMAN for once.

JUNE 4 NATL SAFE DAY on June 4, 2013 Brooklynn Mae Mohler was the victim of a preventable shooting due to an unsecured firearm – NATL HUG YOUR CAT DAY - H 🍼 B 1907 Rosalind Russell, 1944 Roger Ball, 1944 Michelle Gilliam, 1945 Gordon Waller, 1971 Noah Wyle, 1975 Russell Brand, 1975 Angelina Jolie.

JUNE 3 is Repeat Day - JUNE 3 is Repeat Day - JUNE 3 is National EGG Day! 🎂 1906 Josephine Baker, 1925 Tony Curtis, 1926 Allen Ginsberg, 1936 Larry McMurtry, 1936 Eddie Willis, 1939 Ian Hunter, 1942 Curtis Mayfield, 1967 Anderson Cooper, 2000 Beabadoobee - JUNE 3 is Repeat Day (get it?)

JUNE 2 In 1962 Ray Charles started a five week run at #1 on the US singles chart with 'I Can't Stop Loving You' - NATL ROTISSERIE CHICKEN DAY 🎂 1840 Thomas Hardy, 1941 Charlie Watts, 1941 William Guest, 1941 Stacy Keach, 1944 Marvin Hamlisch, 1959 Michael Steele, 1980 Fabrizio Moreti, 1988 Awkwafina

You can keep it Pride Month, give us Veterans respect ALL YEAR. President Trump calls use “losers” and “suckers” - we don’t want a month, we want HANDS OFF the VA, HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY.

Well we were on the Route 1 exit ramp for an hour, partially due to line cutters i.e. drivers coming over at the last minute, but we did get to the 15th Annual Italian American Heritage Festival www.facebook.com/groups/16039...

FORGET THE BIRTHDAY PARADE IN DC, Philadelphia is having the ARMY's Birthday Celebration! ausa.org/goarmy250