This Day in History Class

On this day in 1883, the last quagga died in a zoo in Amsterdam. 

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On this day in 1965, the Watts Riots began in Los Angeles. 

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On this day in 1793, the Louvre opened to the public as a museum. 

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On this day in 1173, the foundation stones for the Leaning Tower of Pisa were laid. 

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On this day in 1988, massive strikes and protests broke out around Myanmar in opposition to the government. 

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On this day in 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and his crew made it to the Raroia atoll in Polynesia on a raft called the Kon-Tiki.

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On this day in 1991, the first ever website was made publicly available. Visit the first web page at http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html.

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On this day in 1600, John Ruthven, 3rd earl of Gowrie, and his younger brother Alexander Ruthven were killed under mysterious circumstances.

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On this day, baseball player Herman "Germany" Schaefer stole first base from second base. 

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La Scala opera house was inaugurated on this day in 1778. Learn more about La Scala in an episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-la-scala-opera-house.htm. 

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