Welcome To July!
Staff Report
WARSAW — With the arrival of July, here are some holidays, trivia and events centered around this month.
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
- July 4 — Independence Day
TRIVIA
- Americans plan to spend $7.7 billion on food for this year’s 4th of July holiday and $1.4 billion on beer and wine.
- It’s estimated that $2.4 billion was spent on fireworks in 2021.
- One hundred and fifty million hot dogs are eaten each 4th of July.
- 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).
- July 13, 1995 — A heat wave that effects Illinois and Wisconsin starts when a heat advisory is issued in Chicago, Ill., warning of an impending record-breaking heat wave. By the time the heat wave ends one week later, nearly 2,000 people are dead in Illinois and Wisconsin, with temperatures being recorded in Chicago up to 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
- July 20, 1969 — American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon.
- July 6, 1942 — Anne Frank and her family take refuge in a secret sealed-off area of an Amsterdam warehouse to escape being sent to Nazi concentration camps.
THIS MONTH IN MUSIC
- July 14, 2018 — Drake breaks his own record for most entries on the Hot 100 at once when he places 27 songs on the tally following the release of his album “Scorpion.”
- July 14, 1979 — Donna Summer’s “Bad Girls,” a song about prostitutes, hits #1 in America.
- July 9, 1956 — Dick Clark made his debut as host of Bandstand on Philadelphia TV station WFIL. He took over from Bob Horn, who had been charged with driving while intoxicated during a highly-publicized police crackdown. The show’s name would be changed to American Bandstand when it went to ABC-TV in 1957. The show was on the air for 37 years – a record for a television variety show.
THIS MONTH IN SPORTS
- July 20, 2002 — Tiger Woods, trying to win the third leg of the Grand Slam, shoots his worst round (81) as a professional, knocking himself out of British Open contention.
- July 15,1909 — Detroit’s future Baseball Hall of Fame center-fielder Ty Cobb smashes two inside-the-park homers to lead the Tigers to a sweep of the Washington Senators, 9-5 and 7-0.
- July 15, 1876 — Baseball’s first official no-hitter: George Bradley of the St Louis Brown Stockings no-hits the Hartford Dark Blues, 2-0.
- July 20, 1858 — Fans are charged for the first time to see a baseball game. Approximately 1,500 fans pay 50 cents to see the New York All-Stars beat Brooklyn, 22-18, at Fashion Race Course on Long Island.
EVENTS
- July 2 — Tippy Flotilla, 1-3 p.m., Lake Tippecanoe.
- July 2 — Independence Truck/Tractor Pull, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Nappanee Power from the Past, 675 N. Arnott St., Nappanee.
- July 15 — TNT Demolition Derby, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Kosciusko Community Fairgrounds, Warsaw.
- July 30 — Dixie Day Festival 2022, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., North Webster.