Sure, everyone in the Northern Hemisphere knows that June marks the start of summer. But did you know that June also has the most daylight? Or that the American War of Independence started in June? Click through the gallery to find out more.
Sunlight reigns supreme June has the longest daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere. In parts of Scandinavia (like Norway, pictured here), the sun can shine for more than 18 hours a day, National Geographic says. The summer solstice is June 20 or 21. (WTOP/Alicia Lozano)
WTOP/Alicia Lozano
Roman namesake June is named for the Roman goddess of marriage, Juno, and was the fourth month of year in the Roman calendar. It was pushed back to the sixth month when the Gregorian calendar was adopted.
Electricity is discovered Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity in June 1752.
Sweet Tooth June is Candy Month. Need we say more? (AP Images)
AP Images
War Breaks Out The War of Independence started in June 1775 with the battle of Bunker Hill, outside of Boston. (AP Images)
AP Images
Father's Day Everyone knows Father's Day is in June, but did you know there are an estimated 214,000 stay-at-home dads, according to the U.S. Census/Also, there are about two million single fathers. Seventeen percent of single parents were men in 2013.
Flag Day Flag Day is June 14. The holiday was declared in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson. It marks the day in 1777 that Congress passed a resolution stating that "the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white" and that "the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation," according to the History Channel.
OJ Simpson Car Chase The infamous car chase between former NFL star OJ Simpson and Los Angeles police occurred June 17, 1994.
