Russian Language Day

Russian Language Day   June 6th is an annual celebration of the seventh most spoken language in the world: Russian. In addition to this, Aleksandr Pushkin, a poet who is considered the father of modern Russian literature, is also honored on this day. Russian Language Day was founded in 2010 by UNESCO as part of […]

National Caribbean American Month

National Caribbean American Month   June marks the celebration of National Caribbean American Month. In 2006, the current president of the United States of America at the time, George Washington Bush, declared June as the month to recognize the significant contributions of Caribbean-Americans to the United States such as more diversity and a broader landscape […]

African American Music Appreciation Month

African American Music Appreciation Month June has been the month of appreciation for the contributions of African-American musicians, composers, singers, and songwriters since 1979 when President Jimmy Carter set aside the month of June for this occasion. The creation of Black Music Month was put forth by Kenny Gamble, Ed Wright, and Dyana Williams and […]

National Day of Sweden

National Day of Sweden June 6th is the National Day of Sweden being called “Sveriges Nationaldag” by Swedes. June 6th was chosen due to the fact that on that day in 1523 A.D. Gustav Eriksson Vasa was elected as king of Sweden after the break of the union between Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, and as […]