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14 June 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 June 2024 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 June 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 June 2024 was First Quarter.
On this day: 14 June
- 1966 The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
- 1967 Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.
- 1982 Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces ending the war.
- 1985 Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.
- 2002 Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
Famous people born on June 14
- Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States (born 1946)
- Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1961)
- Steffi Graf, German tennis player (born 1969)
- Will Patton, American actor (born 1954)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2024 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 10 – The 96th Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is nominated for 13 awards and wins seven, including Best Picture.
- April 8 – A total solar eclipse is viewable in the central and northeastern US, with the path of total eclipse over parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
- April 19 – Taylor Swift releases her new double album The Tortured Poets Department. It breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and she becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day.
Life in the US in 2024
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.31
Loaf of Bread
$3.04
Average House
$420,000
Weekly Wage
$1,145
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