Daily Almanac for Thursday, June 24, 2021

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ON THIS DATE IN 1880, CANADA’S NATIONAL ANTHEM, “O CANADA,” WAS FIRST PERFORMED IN QUEBEC CITY, CANADA.

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The Lyracist for “O Canada” is Adolphe-Basile Routhier c. 1890. By Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public Domain, https commons.wikimedia.org

FULL STRAWBERRY MOON

In 2020, the Full Moon for June rises on June 5 at 3:12 PM EDT. For some Native Americans, this month’s Moon was called the Strawberry Moon as it was a time for strawberries to ripen. It was known as the Full Rose Moon in Europe and also the Honey Moon.

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