“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” is written in the U.S. Declaration of Independence and was passed unanimously by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It was followed by the most ...

By the time the summer solstice of the year 2000 took place, the situation had eased dramatically and systems were in place to giving greater access for ticketed groups at special worship times.

The road from oppression to liberty in a troubled land The ongoing struggle for freedom and democracy in Bangladesh has a profound impact on South Asia, the United States and Utah.

For more than a century, baseball teams in Fairbanks have played at midnight on the summer solstice, illuminated only by the sun.

Maridon and the Prime Cuts perform at the Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 70 Summer Solstice Music Festival on Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Ellie Ruel / Juneau Empire) ...

Studies are showing the summer solstice is an important cue for plants too. Recent studies, including one of my own, have proposed that trees may use the longest day of the year as a key marker ...

How summer solstice is celebrated today Today, summer solstice is celebrated in various ways across the country. In India, thousands of people come together to practice yoga sessions. According to ...

Meanwhile, at the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is leaning away from the sun — leading to the shortest day and longest night of the year.

The 2025 summer solstice takes place on June 20, heralding the onset of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year.

During the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice, the upper half of the earth is tilted toward the sun, creating the longest day and shortest night of the year.