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Weekly observances in June 2024. June 1 to 7: National CPR and AED Awareness Week, Stepparents’ Week. June 1 to 9: National Fishing and Boating Week. June 2 to 8: National Garden Week, National ...
Plain Yogurt Day. National American Eagle Day. National Vanilla Milkshake Day. National Kouign Amann Day. International Nystagmus Awareness Day. National Ice Cream Soda Day. National Hike With a ...
2024 Indian heat wave. More than 211 people are killed and nearly 25,000 others suffer from heatstroke amid a severe heat wave in India. ( The Independent) (Reuters) The Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii, United States, erupts for the first time in nine months. ( The New York Times) June 2024 South African storm complex.
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15. Presidents’ Day ...
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances. During his campaign for president in June 2020, Joe Biden publicly celebrated the holiday. [125]
25 June –. 2024 Parliament of Kenya assault: The Parliament Buildings in Nairobi are set on fire during protests against the finance bill, [17] while 10 protesters are shot dead by police. [18] Kenyan police units arrive in Haiti for a United Nations -backed security mission to restore order.
Yes. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. President Joe Biden signed legislation on June 17, 2021, according to USA TODAY, after Congress passed The Juneteenth National Independence Day ...
5 June – 2024 Beirut US embassy shooting: Three alleged members of ISIS attack the U.S embassy in the Awkar suburb of Beirut. The Lebanese Army captures one suspect, who is of Syrian nationality, and kills another. [28] 6 June – Hezbollah strikes an Iron Dome battery in Ramot Naftali, Israel. [29]