Facts - June 2007 June Facts For The JuneBug! June 1st 2007 00:25 Today is the first day of June, but apart from it being a month mid-way through the year heralding Winter/Summer depending on which hemisphere you live in, what else do you know about it?
Try these interesting facts out:
* No other month begins on the same day of the week as June. This year, that day is Friday.
* June 19th is the birthday of Garfield, a comic strip created by Jim Davis.
* June's flower is the rose or honeysuckle.
* June's birthstone is the pearl, Alexandrite, or moonstone.
* June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and the Greek equivalent of the goddess Hera.
* In the 19th century, Catholic countries devoted June to the worship of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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