June 9 Holidays

Donald Duck Day marks June 9, 1934, when Donald Duck made his animated debut in the Silly Symphony short “The Wise Little Hen” — launched a career that would make him one of the world’s most recognized fictional characters, with more than 150 comic book appearances translated into 75 languages. National Forklift Safety Day was established by the Industrial Truck Association to highlight that forklift-related accidents cause approximately 85 fatalities and 34,900 serious injuries in the U.S. workplace each year. Day of Murcia is a regional public holiday in the Murcia autonomous community of Spain, celebrating the region’s history, culture, and identity. International Dark ‘n Stormy® Day celebrates the registered trademark cocktail of Gosling’s Black Seal rum and ginger beer — a drink so proprietary that Gosling Brothers has legally defended its exclusivity in U.S. courts. A duck’s debut, a safety inspection, a Spanish region, and a registered trademark poured over ice.