First Day of Summer. June solstice is an astronomical phenomenon marking the longest day and the shortest night of the year.

Happy 154th Birthday Canada On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain and a federation of four provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec. The anniversary of this date was called Dominion Day until 1982. Since 1983, July 1 has been officially known as Canada Day.

Happy 150th Birthday British Columbia On July 20, 1871, British Columbia became the sixth province of the Dominion of Canada.

First Day of Fall. September equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator - the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth's equator - from north to south. On the equinox, night and day are nearly exactly the same length - 12 hours - all over the world.