The Google doodle alerted me to the Summer Solstice.
June 21 is the first day of summer.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...n-of-the-year/
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Long hours of daylight only slowly fading into darkness make the summer solstice a day worth savoring. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, take a moment to admire this seasonal and astronomical turning point before the nights grow longer again. In the meantime, the warmest days of summer are just arriving – even as the sun begins to spend ever less time in the sky.
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http://www.almanac.com/content/first...ummer-solstice
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The solstice heralds the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2013, the solstice falls on Friday, June 21 at 5:04 Universal time, which is 1:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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