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Creating first GUI Java Program

I am new to GUI Java programming and I am attempting to find the best way of creating a frame to contain a series of menus. I am first adding logic to have the date and time appear in the frame, but the way I am doing it they are both showing up on the same line and I can't seem to find any sources on how to get these and additional text to appear on separate lines. I will include my source to have someone look at it or tear it apart. May I ask that some one please point me in the right direction to a source to this type of programming or offer me some advice on a better method of doing this simple task?

import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.*;

import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;



public class InitialFrame1 extends JFrame

{

        public InitialFrame1()

        {

        setSize(800, 625);

        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        Container pane = getContentPane();

        FlowLayout flo = new FlowLayout();

        pane.setLayout(flo);

        InitialPanel Date = new InitialPanel();

        pane.add(Date); 

        setContentPane(Date);

        InitialPanel Time = new InitialPanel();

        pane.add(Time);

        setContentPane(Time);

        setVisible(true);

        } 



public static void main (String[] arguments)

{

        InitialFrame1 a1 = new InitialFrame1();

}

         

public class InitialPanel extends JPanel 

{ 

        public InitialPanel() 

        { 

         String Current_Date = getDate();

         JLabel Date = new JLabel(Current_Date);

         Date.setForeground(Color.blue); 

         add(Date); 

         String Current_Time = getTime();

         JLabel Time = new JLabel(Current_Time);

         Time.setForeground(Color.blue); 

         add(Time); 



        }  



        String getDate()

{ 

String Date; 

 // get current Date 

    Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance(); 

    int month = now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1; 

    int day = now.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH); 

    int year = now.get(Calendar.YEAR); 

 

    Date = month + "/" + day + "/" + year;

    return Date;        

}



        String getTime()

{ 

String Time; 

 // get current Time 

    Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance(); 

    int hour = now.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY); 

    int minute = now.get(Calendar.MINUTE); 

    int second = now.get(Calendar.SECOND);

 

    Time = hour + ":" + minute + ":" + second;

    return Time;        

} 

 

} 

}