Of course, hurricane season starts June 1st and we still have a tropical depression -- the second named storm of the season.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The National Bureau of Economic Research officially scored the recession as ending in June, 2009, still the longest recession since the Great Depression at 18 months.

FORBES: The Worst Five Years Since the Great Depression

Yes, I know NBER declared the recession technically over in June, 2009, still the longest recession on record since the Depression.

FORBES: There Are No Longer Any Excuses For Obamanomics

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff, signed into law in June 1930, triggered a horrific trade war that contributed mightily to the Great Depression.

FORBES: Uncertainy=Equity Opportunity