JUNE 20th

June 20th is the last birthday of spring.

Here are some interesting facts about June 20th.

The word June comes from the name of the Roman goddess, the sister and wife of Jupiter, the queen of heaven, and the goddess who presided over marriage. She corresponds to the Greek Hera.

June's birthstone is the pearl. This is odd because a pearl isn't really a stone!

The astrological sign for June 20th is Gemini (the twins). Terminally curious and sometimes even mischievous, Geminis are multi-faceted souls who enjoy knowing a little bit of everything but generally not too much about one particular subject. It's just that variety is the spice of their lives! Click here to learn more about Gemini.

Some famous people born on June 20th are:

NAME	WHY WERE THEY FAMOUS	YEAR BORN	LEARN MORE
Nicole Kidman	Australian Actress, once married to Tom Cruise	1967 -	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000173/
John Goodman	American actor	1952 -	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000422/
Audie Murphy	Most decorated US WWII veteran, later became a movie star	1924 - 1971	http://www.audiemurphy.com/
Errol Flynn	Actor	1909 - 1959	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001224/
Lionel Richie	Recording artist, started with the Commodores	1949 -	http://www.lionelrichie.com/
Chet Atkins	American guitarist	1924 - 2001	http://www.misterguitar.us/
Olympia Dukakis	Actress	1931 -	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001156/
Brian Wilson	Musician, one of the founders of The Beach Boys	1942 -	http://www.brianwilson.com/brian/index.html
Betty Washington	Sister of George Washington	1733 - 1797	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22154

Significant Events That Happened On June 20th

	1782 - The Great Seal of the United States is adopted
	1793 - Eli Whitney filed the patent for his cotton gin
	1840 - Samuel Morse patents his telegraph
	1863 - 1st bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa)
	1863 - West Virginia admitted as 35th US state
	1867 - Pres Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska
	1911 - NAACP incorporates (NY)
	1963 - US & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"
	1968 - Jim Hines becomes 1st person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds
	1977 - Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez

If you were born in 1994:

Some of the top songs were

Stay (I Missed You) by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories	I Swear by All-4-One
Hero by Mariah Carey	All for Love by Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting
The Sign by Ace of Base	All That She Wants by Ace of Base
I'll Make Love to You by Boyz II Men	The Power of Love by Celine Dion
Breathe Again by Toni Braxton	Don't Turn Around by Ace of Base

Some TV shows were

*Homicide: Life on the Street*	*The X-Files*	*Babylon 5*
ER	*Party of Five*	*Frasier*
*Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman*	*Friends*	*Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*
*N.Y.P.D. Blue*

Popular Toys were

Sega 32X

Pogs

Prices in 1994 were

US PRESIDENT

Bread:

$0.76/loaf

Bill Clinton

Milk:

$2.29/gal

US Vice President

Eggs:

$1.17/doz

Al Gore

Car:

$18,657

Academy Award Winners

Gas:

$1.17/gal

Best Picture:	*Forrest Gump*
	Directed By Robert Zemeckis
Best Actor:	Tom Hanks
	in Forrest Gump
Best Actress:	Jessica Lange
	in Blue Sky

House:

$154,500

Stamp:

$0.29/ea

Avg Income:

$49,340/yr

Min Wage:

$4.25/hr

DOW Avg:

3,834

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