JUNE 12, 2024 | NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE DAY | NATIONAL LOVING DAY | NATIONAL RED ROSE DAY | NATIONAL JERKY DAY
JUNE 12, 2024 | NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE DAY | NATIONAL LOVING DAY | NATIONAL RED ROSE DAY | NATIONAL JERKY DAY
NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE DAY
Baking up some goodness on June 12th each year, National Peanut Butter Cookie Day celebrates the only cookie holiday in June. The day allows cookie lovers and peanut butter lovers to step away from the pies and cakes to indulge in a little peanut butter and cookie therapy. Read more...
NATIONAL LOVING DAY
Each year, National Loving Day on June 12th commemorates the anniversary of the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision Loving vs. Virginia. This decision struck down all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in sixteen U.S. states. The ruling cited, "There can be no doubt that restricting the freedom to marry solely because of racial classifications violates the central meaning of the equal protection clause." In the United States, anti-miscegenation laws were U.S. state laws banning interracial marriage. Read more...
NATIONAL RED ROSE DAY
Each year on June 12th, people in the United States recognize National Red Rose Day. Today honors the flower that is a symbol of love and romance, the red rose. The rose is also the June birth flower. Read more...
NATIONAL JERKY DAY
National Jerky Day on June 12th each year celebrates the rich history, immense popularity, and nutritional benefits of dried meat snacks. Read more...
On Deck for June 13, 2024
National Days
NATIONAL CAREER NURSE ASSISTANTS' DAY
NATIONAL RANDOM ACTS OF LIGHT DAY
NATIONAL KITCHEN KLUTZES OF AMERICA DAY
NATIONAL WEED YOUR GARDEN DAY
NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE DAY
June 12th Celebrated History
1939
The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, opens. The town's connection to baseball is based on a story about a Civil War general named Doubleday. According to lore, Abner Doubleday invented to sport there. While much of the story is now disputed, the nostalgia and history continue to grow there.
1963
Byron De La Beckwith murders the Medgar Evers in Jackson, Mississippi.
1967
In Loving vs. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in sixteen U.S. states.
1987
While visiting Berlin, President Ronald Reagan gave a speech in which he spoke the now-famous line, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." Two years later on November 9, 1989, East and West Berlin were reunited.
June 12th Celebrated Birthdays
George H.W. Bush - 1912
Serving first as vice president under Ronald Regan, George H. W. Bush took the oath of office as the 41st president and served one term. He and his son George W. Bush are the second father/son presidents in the history of the country. John Adams and John Quincy Adams were the first.
Anne Frank - 1929
Anne Frank moved generations with the words she recorded in her diary – the diary of a young Jewish girl. In 1942, just weeks after receiving a red checkered diary for her 13th birthday, Anne’s family and the families of her father’s employees were forced into hiding. While in hiding, Anne wrote every day in her diary. When she and her family were discovered, the Nazis' separated and sent them to concentration camps. Her father would be the one family member to survive.
Jim Nabors - 1930
The American actor, singer and comedian is best known for his role as Gomer Pyle on the program The Andy Griffith Show.
Chick Corea - 1941
The American jazz musician began performing in the 1960s and has earned 65 Grammy nods during his career. In 1975, he won his first Grammy for the performance of No Mystery with the band he founded, Return to Forever.