Holidays and commemorative dates:
World Pet Remembrance Day – celebrated annually on the second Tuesday of June. This day was created so that pet owners can remember their loved ones who have passed away. This day provides an opportunity to reflect on the importance of pets in our lives and their role in our hearts.
Ride to Work Day is an annual event that promotes the use of bicycles, motorcycles and scooters as means of transportation. The aim of the event is to raise awareness of the benefits of two-wheeled commuting, such as reduced fuel costs, reduced congestion and improved air quality. Participants share their experiences and photos on social media under the hashtag #RideToWorkDay. Motorcycle dealers often offer special promotions and discounts on this day.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau Day – researcher of the underwater world, photographer and director, author of hundreds of series of educational programs about the sea. He was born on June 11, 1910 in the French town of Saint-Andre-de-Cubzac. The family often traveled. The young man graduated from the academy and was supposed to serve in naval aviation, but nature prevented this. Cousteau chose water as an alternative to the sky and made millions of people fall in love with the beauty of the underwater world.
Stove day – Benjamin Franklin (the one who is the president of the United States and is depicted on the hundred-dollar bill) was also an inventor. It was he who in 1742 made life easier for all cooking lovers by inventing the stove.
World Prostate Cancer Day – designed to draw attention to the problem of prostate cancer, one of the most common types of cancer among men. The aim is to raise awareness of the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, as well as to support scientific research in this field.
Events on this day:
1842 – Mykola Vasyliovych Gogol’s poem “Dead Souls” was published for the first time.
The work is based on real events. His heroes Sobakevich, Plyushkin, Manilov… can often be seen in real life. And the famous phrase: “Rus, where are you rushing?” has not lost its relevance for almost 200 years.
It is believed that Alexander Pushkin suggested the plot of “Dead Souls” to Gogol. The author wrote the work for almost 17 years. At first, the publication was banned by censorship, but Tsar Nicholas I imposed a resolution: “I agree” and a few days later Gogol received financial aid, and within a month the poem was allowed to be published.
The work was planned to be published in three volumes: Hell, Purgatory, Paradise. Gogol wanted to lead some of his heroes through these steps in earthly life. No one has ever read the second volume of Gogol’s famous Dead Souls. The writer, having already finished it, then suddenly burned all the manuscripts. In the third volume, according to Gogol’s plan, the main character had to repent and start doing good deeds.
1901 – The Cook Islands are declared part of New Zealand.
1930 – American zoologist William Beebe and engineer Otis Burton went 400 meters under the water in the bathysphere they built. Two years later, they reached a diving depth of 900 m.
1940 – New Zealand, Australia and the Union of South Africa declared war on the Kingdom of Italy.
1943 – Uruguay became the first country to recognize the French government of Charles de Gaulle.
1951 – Portugal declared Mozambique its province.
1965 – Queen Elizabeth II awarded the Beatles with the Order of the British Empire.
1973 — Nationalization of American oil companies was announced in Libya.
1975 — The first oil was produced in the North Sea.
1982 – Steven Spielberg’s film “Alien” was released on US screens.
1990 — the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR changed the procedure for calculating time on the territory of Ukraine, joining the country to the Eastern European time zone (since then, the time in Ukraine differs by hour from Moscow, which corresponds more to the time zones).
1992 — The first Congress of Young Politicians of Ukraine began in Kyiv.
1993 – Steven Spielberg’s film “Jurassic Park” was released.
Other interesting historical events:
- 1913 – the first air race in Africa began in the city of Harare (then Salisbury), Zimbabwe.
• 1962 – the first international film festival opened in Delhi, India.
• 1970 — a monument to Lesya Ukrainets was opened in Kyiv.
• 1987 — Margaret Thatcher was re-elected for a third term as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
• 1997 – NASA launched the Mars Pathfinder automated interplanetary station.
• 2018 — a historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took place in Singapore.
