Wednesday, 21 June 2006 Shortest Day Of The Year / Longest Day Of The Year I love the Winter solstice - I don’t know why, I just do June 21: Summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and Winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere (12:26 UTC), Midsummer in northern Europe 1734 - A black slave known as Marie-Joseph Angélique , after having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city of Montreal , was tortured and then hanged in New France. 1788- New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution and was admitted as the 9th U.S. state. 1813- Laura Secord set out to warn British forces of an impending American attack at Queenston, Ontario. 1864- Maori Wars : The Tauranga Campaign ended. 1985- Greenland officially adopted its own flag ( pictured ), adding support to its independence movement. 2000 - The controversial amendment known as Section 28 was repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote. 3:28:21 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Random © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 8/07/2006; 10:43:05 AM.