summer solstice
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Visions of those possibilities were realized on the summer solstice in mid-June at L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Today, the summer solstice at Stonehenge is the biggest draw, when thousands of people come to witness sunrise at the monument.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The summer solstice will be celebrated across the northern hemisphere this week, marking the official start of astronomical summer.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Midsummer Day, a celebration of the summer solstice in Sweden, lands on June 20—the same day Sweden takes on the Netherlands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Toward the end of our second day on the train, June 13, eight days before the summer solstice, we passed through spine golden hills and over the Mississippi River into St. Louis.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
