Happy solstice! Thursday marks earliest summer solstice since George Washington's presidency

Name: Happy solstice! Thursday marks earliest summer solstice since George Washington's presidency
Uploaded: 2024-06-20T17:03:34-04:00
Duration: 5 min 36 s
Description: Astronomer Derrick Pitts, with The Franklin Institute, and FOX 9 Chief meteorologist Ian Leonard help FOX Weather ring in the summer solstice. This year's astronomical start to summer is the earliest since 1796.

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Happy solstice! Thursday marks earliest summer solstice since George Washington's presidency

Astronomer Derrick Pitts, with The Franklin Institute, and FOX 9 Chief meteorologist Ian Leonard help FOX Weather ring in the summer solstice. This year's astronomical start to summer is the earliest since 1796.

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Happy solstice! Thursday marks earliest summer solstice since George Washington's presidency

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