Stats for Stories: May & June 2021

Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Memorial Day, Tennessee, Great Outdoors Month, Stanley Cup hockey and more.

May & June 2021 STATS FOR STORIES (SFS) Monday, May 31st, is Memorial Day. June 1st is Tennessee's 225th anniversary of statehood and the start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month, Great Outdoors Month, Dairy Month, Housing Month, LGBTQ Month, and Ocean Month.   Memorial Day: May 31 Memorial Day, established in 1868 as Decoration Day, honors the 1.2 million men and women who have died in military service since the American Civil War began in Charleston, SC, on April 12, 1861. Stats Here Tennessee 225th Anniversary of Statehood (1796): June 1 Tennessee joined the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. Nickname: The Volunteer State. Motto: Agriculture and Commerce. Get Stats Great Outdoors Month: June The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation counted more than $157 billion in expenditures for wildlife-related recreation. More Stats National Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June According to the 2020 International Data Base, the three most populous Caribbean countries were: Haiti (11.1M), Cuba (11.1M), and the Dominican Republic (10.5M). Stats Here 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs: May 15 to July TBD The 2020 Population Estimates of the 22 U.S. metros with NHL teams found the largest was New York with 19,124,359 and the smallest was Buffalo with 1,125,637. Get Stats All Stats for Stories for May 2021: National Bike Month: May Older Americans Month: May World Trade Month & Week: May & May 16-22 Public Service Recognition Week: May 2-8 National Small Business Week: May 2-8 Teacher Appreciation Week & Day: May 3-7 & May 4 National Nurses Day & Week: May 6 & May 6-12 Europe Day: May 9 Mother's Day: May 9 National Police Week: May 9-15 Armed Forces Day: May 15 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: May 15 to July TBD National Tax Day (delayed by IRS): May 17 Waitstaff Day: May 21 National Maritime Day: May 22 Memorial Day: May 31 All Stats for Stories for June 2021: Tennessee 225th Anniversary of Statehood (1796): June 1 American Housing Month: June (posting soon) Great Outdoors Month: June National Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June National Ocean Month: June LGBT Pride Month: June National Dairy Month: June Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1 - November 30 Cheese Day: June 4 Multiracial Heritage Week: June 6-12 Day of Portugal: June 10 Philippines Independence Day (1898): June 12 International & National Children's Day: June 13 Arkansas 185th Anniversary of Statehood (1836): June 15 National Nursing Assistants Day & Week: June 17 & 17-23 Juneteenth (1865): June 19 Father's Day: June 20 Summer 2021: June 20-Sepember 22 About Stats for Stories Stats for Stories (SFS) links you to U.S. Census Bureau statistics about current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. These newsworthy and timely stats will help bring your stories to life.

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