By Diva Cally
June already? Where does time go? June means it is Father's Day. How can we, as Divine Divas, honour our Fathers? We can honour them by being strong women and by being able to stand on our own two feet! Tell your Father how much he means to you. Actually, we ought to do that all year around not just in June. June also means Summer is coming and will be here before we know it.  I know I will be enjoying a much needed vacation shortly. Personally, this Diva can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This months feature Holiday is: Children's Day Although it appears on Western calendars, International Children's Day is not a holiday celebrated by most Americans. In other parts of the world - notably China - it is a very important day. Children's Day evolved from the 1925 "World Conference for the Well Being of Children." Held in Geneva, Switzerland, and attended by representatives from 54 countries, the conference passed the "Geneva Declaration Protecting Children." The proclamation focused on poverty, prevention of child labour, education and other issues related to the welfare of children around the world.

After the conference, various governments around the world designated a day, different in each country, as Children's Day, to encourage and bring joy to children as well as to draw the attention of society to children's issues. Since about 1949, Children's Day has been a very popular holiday in China. On that day, children hold performances and sing and dance, often dressed in their best clothes and wearing makeup. Even in orphanages, the children put on complex shows. Family and teachers bestow special presents and treats on the childr

June Is:

Adopt-A-Cat Month (National)
Aphasia Awareness Month (National)
Candy Month
Dairy Month (National)
Drive Safe Month (National)
Firework Safety Month
Flag Month (National)
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month (National)
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month (US and Canada)
Iced Tea Month (National)
People Skills Month (International)
Rose Month (National)
Safety Month (National)
Scleroderma Awareness Month (National)
Send A Rose Month
Tennis Month (National)
Turkey Lovers Month
Vision Research Month
Zoo and Aquarium Month

Famous Historical moments in June:

1 The term "Don't give up the ship!' is coined by Captain James Lawrence, U.S. Chesapeake. (1813)
1 Snow falls in Buffalo and Rochester, NY, Cleveland, Ohio and other places. (1843)
1 Superman Comic is published (1938)
1 Ed Sullivan's final show. (1971)
2 PT Barnum's circus begins first tour of US. (1835)
2 Grover Cleveland is married while in serving as U.S. president.(1886)
2 Congress grants U.S. citizenship to people of American Indian descent. (1924)
3 The Rolling Stones begin their first US tour. (1964)
4 China becomes the first to record a solar eclipse. (780 BC)
4 After winning 122 straight races, hurdler Edwin Moses' winning streak is broken. (1987)
5 Bobby Kennedy is assassinated. (1968)
6 Chrysler Corporation is founded. (1925)
7 The United Colonies make a name change and become The United States. (1775)
8 "The Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC TV. (1948)
9 Disney's Donald Duck makes his debut. (1934)
10 Dutch colonists settle on Manhattan Island. (1610)
10 Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a lightening storm and discovers electricity. (1752)
11 The movie E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was released. (1982)
12 John Lee Richmond pitches baseball's first "Perfect Game". (1880)
13 Pioneer 10 becomes the first satellite to leave the solar system. (1983)
14 The U. S. Army is formed. (1775)
14 Isaac Fischer Jr. patents sandpaper. (1834)
14 Benjamin Grushkin patents Chlorophyll. (1938)
14 Walt Disney's Bambi is released. (1942)
15 George Washington is appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army. (1775)
16 The premiere of Ghostbusters II. (1989)
17 The Statute of Liberty arrives in New York City. (1885)
17 King John signs the Magna Carta. (1215)
18 Women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony is arrested for voting in Rochester, N.Y. (1873)
19 After a 83 day filibuster, the Civil Rights act of 1964 is approved. (1964)
20 The first rocket plane to use liquid propellants is tested. (1939)
20 Muhammad Ali is convicted refusing induction into armed services. (1967)
21 Cyrus McCormick patents the reaping machine. (1834)
22 Doughnuts are created. (1847)
23 The US Secret Service is created. (1860)
24 Henry VII is crowned the King of England. (1509)
25 Lt Colonel George Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at the Battle of Little Big Horn. (1876)
26 The St. Lawrence Seaway is opened. (1959)
27 The Federal Savings and Loan Association is created. (1934)
28 Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending WW I. (1919)
29 Shakespeare's Globe Theater burns down. (1613)
30 French acrobat Blondin crosses over the Niagara Falls on a tightrope. (1859)
Here are the Holidays Divas are celebrating in June all over the world:

1 Children's Day in China
1 Children's Day in Laos
1 Children's Day in Mongolia
1 Independence Day in Western Samoa
1 International Children's Day in Cambodia
1 Madaraka Day in Kenya
3 Jefferson Davis' Birthday in United States
3 Ugandan Martyr's Day in Uganda
4 Anniversary of the 1979 Coup in Ghana
4 Emancipation Day in Tonga
5 Constitution Day in Denmark
5 Liberation Day in Seychelles
6 Father's Day in Puerto Rico
6 Memorial Day in Korea, South
6 National Day in Sweden
7 Bank Holiday in Ireland
7 Birthday of HM the Queen in New Zealand
7 Commemoration of the uprising of June 7, 1919 in Malta
7 Jefferson Davis' Birthday in United States
7 Labor Day in Bahamas
9 Birthday of HM the Queen in Antigua and Barbuda
9 Heroes' Day in Uganda
9 Queen's Birthday Holiday in Australia
9 Senior Citizen's Day in United States
10 Army Day in Jordan
10 Camoes Day in Portugal
10 National Day in Poland
10 National Day in Portugal
11 Evacuation Day in Libya
11 King Kamehameha I Day in United States
11 St. Paul's Day (St. Pavel) in Bulgaria
12 Birthday of HM the Queen in British Virgin Islands
12 Birthday of HM the Queen in Fiji
12 Birthday of HM the Queen in Saint Kitts & Nevis
12 Birthday of HM the Queen in Saint Lucia
12 Birthday of HM the Queen in Solomon Islands
12 Birthday of HM the Queen in Tuvalu
12 Chaco Armistice in Paraguay
12 Independence Day in Philippines
12 Independence Day in Russia
12 Queen's Official Birthday in Montserrat
12 Queen's Official Birthday in Papua New Guinea
13 Commemoration Day in Kyrgystan
14 Birthday of HM the Queen in Cook Islands
14 Commemeration Day of Victims of the Communist Terror in Latvia
14 Day of Mourning and Hope in Lithuania
14 Flag Day in United States
14 Freedom Day in Malawi
16 Youth Day in South Africa
17 Bunker Hill Day in United States
17 Independence Day/National Day in Iceland
17 National Day in Germany
18 Evacuation Day in Egypt
19 Artigas Birthday in Uruguay
19 Labor Day in Tobago
19 Labor Day in Trinidad and Tobago
19 Sursault Revolutionnaire in Algeria
20 Emancipation Day in United States
20 Father's Day in United States
20 Martyrs' Day in Eritrea
20 Organic Act Day in Virgin Islands
20 West Virginia Day in United States
21 Public Holiday in South Africa
21 Pya Martyrs Day in Togo
22 Antifascist Struggle Day in Croatia
22 Schoolteacher's Day in El Salvador
23 Jonines Night in Lithuania
23 Ligo Day in Latvia
23 Manila Day in Philippines
23 National Holiday in Luxembourg
23 Victory Day in Estonia
24 Battle of Carabodo in Venezuela
24 Cabot 500 Day (Discovery Day) in Canada
24 Peasants Day in Peru
24 Quebec National Day/ St. Jean Baptiste Day in Canada
24 St. John's Day in Estonia
24 St. John's Day in Latvia
25 Independence Day in Mozambique
25 National Day in Slovenia
27 Independence Day in Djibouti
29 Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul in Malta
29 Independence Day in Seychelles
29 Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Costa Rica
29 St. Peter & St. Paul in Peru
29 St. Peter and St. Paul Day in Colombia
30 Day of the Army/Army Day in Guatemala
30 National Salvation Revolution Day in Sudan
30 Special Bank Holiday in Sri Lanka
Is Your Birthday in June?

One of these famous or infamous people may share your day. Also here are your astrological signs, birthstone and flower.

Astrological Signs For June:
Gemini: May 21 - June 20
Cancer: June 21 - July 22

June's Birthstone:
June's Birthstone: Pearl

June's Flower:
June's Flower: Rose

Famous June Birthdays:

1 Pat Boone, 1934
Morgan Freeman, 1937
Andy Griffith, 1926
Marilyn Monroe, 1926
Oscar the Grouch

2 Jerry Mathers, 1948
Marvin Hamlisch, 1944
Stacy Keach, 1941
Sally Kellerman, 1937
Johnny Weissmuller, 1904

3 Tony Curtis, 1925
Colleen Dewhurst, 1926
Curtis Mayfield, 1942
Suzi Quatro, 1950
Jefferson Davis, 1808

4 Aesop
Gene Barry, 1922
Bruce Dern, 1936
Angelina Jolie, 1975
Michelle Phillips, 1944
Dennis Weaver, 1924
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 1928
Noah Wyle, 1971

5 Kenny G, 1956
Bill Moyers, 1934

6 Sandra Bernhard, 1955
Bjorn Borg, 1956

7 Jenny Jones, 1946
Tom Jones, 1940
Anna Kournikova, 1981
Dean Martin, 1917
Liam Neeson, 1952
Prince, 1958
Jessica Tandy, 1909

8 Barbara Bush, 1925
Julianna Margulies, 1966
Robert Preston, 1918
Joan Rivers, 1933
Boz Scaggs, 1944
Nancy Sinatra, 1940
Jerry Stiller, 1929
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867

9 Robert Cummings, 1910
Donald Duck's Birthday - 1934
Johnny Depp, 1963
Michael J. Fox, 1961
Jackie Mason, 1934
Cole Porter, 1892
Dick Vitale, 1940

10 F. Lee Bailey, 1933
Judy Garland, 1922
Elizabeth Hurley, 1965
Tara Lipinski, 1982

11 Adrienne Barbeau, 1945
Jacques Cousteau, 1910
Chad Everett, 1936
Vince Lombardi, 1913
Joe Montana, 1956
Gene Wilder, 1935

12 George H. W. Bush, 1924
Vic Damone, 1928
Anne Frank, 1929
Jim Nabors, 1932

13 Tim Allen, 1953
Paul Lynde, 1926
Malcolm McDowell, 1943
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, 1986
Ally Sheedy, 1962
Richard Thomas, 1951
William Butler Yeats, 1965

14 Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811
Boy George, 1961
Burl Ives, 1909
Pierre Salinger, 1925
Donald Trump, 1946

15 Jim Belushi, 1954
Courteney Cox, 1964
Mario Cuomo, 1932
Helen Hunt, 1963
Waylon Jennings, 1937

16 Stan Laurel, 1890
Erich Segal, 1937
Tupac Shakur, 1971
Joan Van Ark, 1943

17 Newt Gingrich, 1943
Barry Manilow, 1946
Joe Piscopo, 1951

18 Roger Ebert, 1942
Carol Kane, 1952
Paul McCartney, 1942
Isabella Rossellini, 1952

19 Paula Abdul, 1962
Garfield's Birthday (debuted in 1978)
Lou Gehrig, 1903
Guy Lombardo, 1902
Phylicia Rashad, 1948
Tasmanian Devil's Birthday (debuted in 1954)
Kathleen Turner, 1954

20 Danny Aiello, 1933
Chet Atkins, 1924
Errol Flynn, 1909
John Goodman, 1952
Nicole Kidman, 1967
Martin Landau, 1931
Audie Murphy, 1924
Anne Murray, 1945
Lionel Richie, 1949
Brian Wilson, 1942

21 Meredith Baxter, 1947
Mariette Hartley, 1940
Jane Russell, 1921
Maureen Stapleton, 1925
Prince William, 1982

22 Kris Kristofferson, 1936
Cyndi Lauper, 1953
Freddie Prinze, 1954
Meryl Streep, 1949
Lindsay Wagner, 1949

23 June Carter, 1929
Edward VIII, King of England, 1894
Bob Fosse, 1927

24 Jack Dempsey, 1895
Mick Fleetwood, 1942
Bruce Johnston, 1944
Michele Lee, 1942

25 Phyllis George, 1949
George Michael, 1963
June Lockhart, 1925
George Orwell, 1903
Carly Simon, 1945
Jimmie Walker, 1949

26 Pearl S. Buck, 1892
Abner Doubleday, 1819
Peter Lorre, 1904

27 Captain Kangaroo - Bob Keeshan, 1927
Helen Keller, 1880
H. Ross Perot, 1930
28 Kathy Bates, 1948
Mel Brooks, 1926
John Cusack, 1966
John Dillinger, 1902
Pat Morita, 1933
Gilda Radner, 1946
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491

29 Gary Busey, 1944
Richard Lewis, 1947
Slim Pickens, 1919

30 Susan Hayward, 1919
Lena Horne, 1917
Superman's Birthday
Mike Tyson, 1966