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May & June 2023

STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)

Monday is Memorial Day and Wisconsin's 175th Anniversary of Statehood. June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month, Dairy Month, Housing Month, Ocean Month, Outdoors Month, and Pride Month.?

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Memorial Day: May 29

Memorial Day, established in 1868 as Decoration Day, honors the 1.2 million men and women who have died in military service since the Civil War began in 1861.

Wisconsin 175th Anniversary of Statehood (1848): May 29

Wisconsin gained statehood on May 29, 1848 as the 30th state. Nicknames: Badger State and America?s Dairyland. Motto: Forward.

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June

According to the 2023 International Database, the three most populous Caribbean countries are Haiti (11.5M), Cuba (11.0M) and the Dominican Republic (10.8M).

National Dairy Month: June

From 1992, the total value of shipments of U.S. dairy product manufacturing peaked in June 2022 at $12.0B and was lowest in Dec. 1993 at $4.1B.

American Housing Month: June

National Homeownership Month: June

The 2021 American Community Survey counted 142.15M housing units, up 3.61M from 2018, and up 10.36M from 131.79M in 2010.

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: June

The 2021 American Community Survey estimated there were 1.2M same-sex couple households in the U.S., and of them, 59% (711,129) were married couples.

All?Stats for Stories for May 2023:

• Small Business Week: April 30-May 6
• National Bike Month: May
• Older Americans Month: May
• World Trade Month & Week: May & May 21-17
• National Nurses Day & Week: May 6 & 6-12
• Public Service Recognition Week: May 7-13
• National Teacher Appreciation Week & Day: May 8-12 & 9
• Europe Day: May 9
• Minnesota 165th Anniversary of Statehood (1858): May 11
• Mother's Day: May 14
• National Police Week: May 14-20
• Bike to Work Day & Week: May 15-21 & 19
• Armed Forces Day: May 20
• Waitstaff Day: May 21
• National Maritime Day: May 22
• South Carolina 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): May 23
• Memorial Day: May 29
• Wisconsin 175th Anniversary of Statehood (1848): May 29

All?Stats for Stories for June 2023:

• American Housing Month: June
• Great Outdoors Month: June
• LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: June
• National Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June
• National Dairy Month: June
• National Ocean Month: June
• Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30
• National Cheese Day: June 4
• Multiracial Heritage Week: June 7-14
• Day of Portugal (1580): June 10
• 76th Tony Awards (theater): June 11
• Philippines Independence Day (1898): June 12
• Certified Nursing Assistants Week: June 15-21
• Nursing Assistants Day: June 17
• Father's Day: June 18
• Juneteenth (1865): June 19
• West Virginia 160th Anniversary of Statehood (1863): June 20
• New Hampshire 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): June 21
• Summer 2023: June 21-September 22
• Virginia 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): June 25

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