Happy Pride Month! Jun 1, 2026

Happy Pride Month!

Every June, Pride Month bursts into cities and streets across the United States—but its origins lie in defiance, not festivity. The observance grew from the Stonewall uprising of June 1969, when LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers pushed back against routine police raids, igniting a movement that reshaped civil rights history.

© Noam Galai/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jun 1, 2018In Apia Harbor for Samoan Independence Day
Jun 1, 2019Hiking the High Trestle Trail
Jun 1, 2020The largest living organism on Earth
Jun 1, 2021Pretty poetic for a pit
Jun 1, 2022World Reef Day
Jun 1, 2023World Reef Awareness Day
Jun 1, 2024Pride Month
Jun 1, 2025World Reef Awareness Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 18, 2020A towering view of the Pale Mountains
Jan 27, 2026Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece
Nov 12, 2025Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Jan 8, 2022American bison
Mar 23, 2018Happy World Meteorological Day
May 5, 2022Cinco de Mayo
Sep 8, 2024International Literacy Day
Dec 24, 2022Christmas Eve
Aug 30, 2020Hay, what s up?
Jul 1, 2021Celebrating migrations
Jun 26, 2026The River Thames, London, England
Sep 14, 2023Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
Feb 6, 2025Waitangi Day in New Zealand
Jun 25, 2018Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
Sep 21, 2022International Day of Peace
Jul 14, 2022Shark Awareness Day
Dec 30, 2024Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Jan 26, 2026Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
Mar 14, 2019Rocky mountain pi
Sep 24, 2023World Rivers Day
Nov 22, 2018Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
Jan 27, 2022Bluespotted ribbontail ray
May 10, 2026Happy Mothers Day!
Feb 16, 2026Presidents Day
Dec 14, 2018Time to count some birds
May 7, 2018Happy 300th, NOLA!
Dec 8, 2024Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens
Sep 15, 2020For Hispanic Heritage Month: Out of Many, One
Jan 25, 2026Burns Night in Scotland
Sep 22, 2024Autumnal equinox