Did You Know?
Facts, Figures & Folklore
About America’s Independence
June 30 : 04 days to July 4th

Did you know there are nine places named “freedom,” including the most populous city on the list: Freedom, California (population 6,000 residents)?

Did you know there is one city named Patriot in America? It’s in Indiana. Population 192?

We’ll be presenting a new “Did You Know?” fact each day as we countdown to Independence Day Day (07/04)! So stop by again tomorrow.

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Did You Know?
Facts, Figures & Folklore
About the Month of July
June 30 : 01 day to July

Did you know that July is the hottest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?

Average temperatures are in the 90s across most of the United States. In the Southern Hemisphere, July is the height of the winter season.

We’ll be presenting a new “Did You Know?” fact each day as we countdown to the month of July! So stop by again tomorrow.

Sources: Daily Holidays on the Net, Holidaypedia: July

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Leap Second Adjustment Time
A leap second can be added, or subtracted, twice a year to keep time in sync with the atomic clock time.

The second is added, or subtracted, at midnight on June 30th and January 31st.

Although a…leap second is “added” at midnight, its effect actually slows down the atomic clock by one second…since a…leap second represents an extra second that must be counted before the new day can begin.

Holiday Reminder:
America’s Birthday / US Independence Day / July 4th will be celebrated this Saturday, 07/04!

Did You Know?
Facts, Figures & Folklore
About America’s Independence
June 29 : 05 days to July 4th

Did you know that there are 31 cities in America with the word “eagle” — a national symbol of the United States — in their name, including Eagle Pass, Texas (population 26,401)?

Did you know that twelve places are named for Independence, including Independence, Missouri (population 109,400)?

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Did You Know?
Facts, Figures & Folklore
About the Month of July
June 29 : 02 days to July

Did you know that on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved?

Also on July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart (born July 24) and her airplane were lost in Pacific Ocean. Other famous historical events in July include Astronaut Neil Armstrong becoming the first man to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969; the invention of the ice cream cone during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis on July 23, 1904; and the first telephone conversation, which occurred between New York and San Francisco on July 29, 1914.

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Please Take My Children to Work Day
Sit back and enjoy the peace and quiet as you send the little ones out the door today. All day!

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