WARSAW — With the arrival of July, here are some holidays, trivia and events centered around this month.

FEDERAL HOLIDAYS:

July 4 — Independence Day

JULY TRIVIA:

• Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades and barbecues.
• July’s birthstone is ruby and the flower is Larkspur or Water Lily. 
• Zodiac signs for July are Cancer (June 21- July 22) and Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22).
• Salmon and peas is a common Fourth of July dish in New England.
• July 6 is International Kissing Day.
• Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities.

THIS MONTH IN MUSIC:

• July 2, 1980 — Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and manager Joel Rifkin of the Grateful Dead are arrested in San Diego for interfering in the drug-related arrest of a concert-goer.
• July 1, 1970 — Casey Kasem’s “The American Top Forty” radio show debuts in eleven U.S. cities.
• July 6, 1957 — 15-year-old Paul McCartney and 16-year-old John Lennon meet at a church picnic near Liverpool.

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY:

• July 2, 1964 — President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race in public accommodations, publicly owned or operated facilities, employment and union membership and in voter registration. The Act allowed for cutoff of Federal funds in places where discrimination remained.
• July 22, 1934 — Bank robber John Dillinger (1902-1934) was shot and killed by FBI agents as he left Chicago’s Biograph Movie Theater after watching the film Manhattan Melodrama starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy. Dillinger was the first criminal labeled by the FBI as “Public Enemy No. 1.” After spending nine years (1924-1933) in prison, Dillinger went on a deadly crime spree, traveling through the states of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. He was reportedly betrayed by the “Lady in Red.” 

• July 2, 1788 — Congress announced the United States Constitution had been ratified by the required nine states  and that a committee had been appointed to make preparations for the new American government.

EVENTS:

• July 1 — Farmers Market at Winona, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Miller Sunset Pavilion, 705 Park Ave., Winona Lake.
• July 1 — Lake Talk and Eats Annual Bug Catch, 9 a.m., 11586 N. SR 13, Syracuse.
• July 1 — Fourth of July Fireworks, 10:30 p.m. – 11 p.m., Tippecanoe Lake. 
• July 21 — Annual Country Concert for St. Jude Kids, 6 p.m., Warsaw Central Park.