WARSAW — As we start a new month, here is a list of holidays and trivia associated with June as well as information about upcoming local events.
HOLIDAYS:
- June 14 — Flag Day
- June 16 — Father’s Day
- June 19 — Juneteenth
TRIVIA:
June birth flowers are Rose and Honeysuckle. June’s birthstone is Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite. Those born in June have a Zodiac sign of either Gemini (May 21–June 20) or Cancer (June 21–July 20).
HISTORICAL EVENTS:
- June 6, 1944 — D-Day, the largest amphibious landing in history, began in the early-morning hours as Allied forces landed in Normandy on the northern coast of France. Operation Overlord took months of planning and involved 1,527,000 soldiers in 47 Allied divisions along with 4,400 ships and landing craft, and 11,000 aircraft. The Germans had about 60 divisions spread along France and the Low Countries. American forces landed on two western beaches, Utah and Omaha, while British and Canadian troops landed farther east on Gold, Juno and Sword beaches. By the end of the day 150,000 Allied soldiers and their accompanying vehicles had landed with 15,000 killed and wounded.
- June 13, 1966 — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5-4) in the case of Miranda v. Arizona that an accused person must be apprised of certain rights before police questioning including the right to remain silent, the right to know that anything said can be used against the individual in court, and the right to have a defense attorney present during interrogation. American police officers now routinely read prisoners their ‘Miranda’ (constitutional) rights before questioning.
- June 17, 1972 — Following a seemingly routine burglary, five men were arrested at the National Democratic Headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. However, subsequent investigations revealed the burglars were actually agents hired by the Committee for the Re-election of President Richard Nixon. A long chain of events then followed in which the president and top aides became involved in an extensive cover-up of this and other White House sanctioned illegal activities, eventually leading to the resignation of President Nixon on Aug. 9, 1974.
THIS MONTH IN MUSIC:
- June 1, 2016 — Ed Sheeran was revealed as the most-played pop act in the UK in 2015. The singer topped the music royalty body Phonographic Performance Ltd’s (PPL) chart, which is based on TV and radio airplay, adverts and plays in venues like pubs and clubs. Mark Ronson’s ‘Uptown Funk’ was the most-played song of the year, ahead of Ellie Goulding’s ‘Love Me Like You Do’ and James Bay’s’Hold Back The River’.
- June 16, 1967 — Rock’s first major festival, The Monterey International Pop Festival, takes place, with Jimi Hendrix, The Mamas and The Papas, The Who, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shankar, Otis Redding, Buffalo Springfield and many more.
- June 1, 1969 — During their “bed-in,” John Lennon and Yoko Ono record “Give Peace a Chance” with friends Tommy and Dick Smothers and Timothy Leary.
- June 10,1971 — During a performance by Jethro Tull at Red Rocks, 1,000 people without tickets broke through a police line to see the show. When police released tear gas, it drifted over the paying fans and the band, leading to a five-year ban on rock concerts at the famous venue.
EVENTS:
*June 1 — Warsaw Community Summer Yard Sale, 10:30 a.m., Kosciusko Community Fairgrounds, 1400 E. Smith St., Warsaw.
*June 1-2 — Village Art Fair, 10 a.m. June 1 to 4 p.m. June 2, 700 Park Avenue, Winona Lake.
*June 1 — Mentone Egg Festival, Mentone.
*June 22 — Warsaw Car Show 2024, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kosciusko County Fairgrounds, Warsaw.
