Tuesday 1

Marilyn Monroe (1926)

The glamourous Norma Jean was born today.

Wednesday 2

Yell "Fudge" at Cobras Day

Chase those darn cobras away by yelling "fudge" at noon.

Thursday 3

Charles Richard Drew (1904)

African-American who discovered how to store plasma and organized the US blood bank system.

Friday 4

Hug Your Cat Day

Give your furry friend a big old hug today.

Saturday 5

Richard McClure Scarry (1919)

Showed children the inner workings of things through illustration.

Sunday 6

D-Day

60 years ago the allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy. More.

Monday 7

VCR Introduced

Nearly 30 years ago we began recording.

Tuesday 8

Bill of Rights Proposed (1789)

James Madison first proposed we add the first ten amendments.

Wednesday 9

Donald Duck

Quack, quack, the Donald debuted today.

Thursday 10

Ball-Point Pen Patented

Laszlo Biro helped us write better. Ball Point Pen Art.

Friday 11

Vince Lombardi (1913)

"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." The great football coach was born today.

Saturday 12

Anne Frank (1929)

The young diarist would have been 75 today.

Sunday 13

Miranda Decision (1966)

"You have the right to remain silent..."

Monday 14

Flag Day

"I pledge alegience to the flag of the United States of America"

Tuesday 15

Magna Carta Day (1215)

A cornerstone of political and human freedom.

Wednesday 16

First Woman in Space (1963)

Valentina Tereshkova went up in the Soviet Vostok 6.

Thursday 17

US Open

Golfing greats gather for the championship in New York.

Friday 18

Roger Ebert

(1942) A thumbs up to the Chicago Sun-Times movie critic.

Saturday 19

Juneteenth

African American celebrate freedom in a celebration that began in Galveston in 1865.

Sunday 20

Father's Day

A day for dear old dad.

Monday 21

Al Hirschfeld (1903)

Famous for hiding Ninas in his drawings.

Tuesday 22

Department of Justice (1870)

Home to the Attorney General and the FBI.

Wednesday 23

First Typewriter (1868)

Luther Sholes patents the first one.

Thursday 24

Celebration of the Senses

Stop and smell the roses, listen to a symphony, pet your dog, eat some ice cream, or watch a movie.

Friday 25

Take Your Dog to Work Day

Let Fido help you get ready for that big meeting.

Saturday 26

Bar Code Introduced

Thirty years ago a barcode, on a pack of Wrigley's gum, was scanned for the first time. How Barcodes Work.

Sunday 27

National HIV Testing Day

Encourages at-risk individuals to receive voluntary HIV counseling and testing.

Monday 28

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

(1712) French philosopher who said " It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and to explain what does not exist."

Tuesday 29

Interstate Highway System (1956)

Eisenhower signed the biggest public works program in history.

Wednesday 30

Leap Second Adjustment Time

Atomic and astronomical time are calibrated.