On This day June 1st

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June 1st is the one-hundred-fifty-second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 213 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.

1495 – A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.

1533 – Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.

1779 – The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.

1916 – Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jewish person appointed to the United States Supreme Court.

1974 – The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in Emergency Medicine.

2011 – Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.

 

Birthdays

1612 – Frans Post, Dutch painter (d. 1680)

1801 – Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1877)

1921 – Nelson Riddle, American composer and bandleader (d. 1985)

1926 – Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

1926 – Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (d. 1962)

1944 – Colin Blakemore, British neurobiologist

1979 – Markus Persson, the Swedish game designer, founded Mojang

 

Holiday Highlight

FLIP A COIN DAY

Coin flipping is a game of chance and a practice with deep historical and cultural significance. It is often used by people to make important decisions. For many, a coin toss can decide their fate; therefore, the coin flip is seen as a way for God or a higher power to push forth his will and communicate what he feels is the right choice. For example, the singing legend Ritchie Valens lost his life after a fateful coin toss placed him in a horrifying plane crash. In fact 1903, a coin toss gave Wilbur Wright a chance to make history! Yes, the first attempt to fly was made after a simple coin flip decided whether Wilbur Wright or Orville Wright would fly first.

Stories like these have made coin tosses a fun and unpredictable way of making choices. To celebrate this very notion, Flip a Coin Day was formed and is celebrated across the U.S. Though the origins of the holiday are inconsistent, the game has existed in the world since the days before technology. Surprisingly, this tradition was carried from ancient times, when superstitions reigned supreme, into modern times and is still used in numerous sports today. For instance, in cricket, the toss decides who gets to bat or bowl first, whereas coin flips in tennis decide which player is given the opportunity to serve first. Coin flips are also often used in politics, in which a coin is tossed when two candidates poll an equal number of votes.

 

Holidays And Observance

Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts

Dare Day

Dinosaur Day

Don't Give Up The Ship Day

Drawing Day or Pencil Day

Flip a Coin Day

Global Day of Parents

Heimlich Maneuver Day

International Children's Day

National Black Bear Day

National Bubbly Day

National Cheer Coach Day

National Family Recreation Day

National Go Barefoot Day

National Hazelnut Cake Day

National Learn to Row

National Nail Polish Day

National Olive Day

National Pen Pal Day

National Pineapple Day

National Play Outside Day

National Prairie Day

National Trails Day

New Year's Resolution Recommitment Day

Oscar the Grouch Day

Say Something Nice Day

Stand for Children's Day

Statehood Day in Kentucky

Statehood Day in Tennessee

The Wicket World of Croquet Day

Turtle Races Day

World Milk Day

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