This Day in History Class

Please enjoy these June 20th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you tomorrow for a brand new episode!

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On this day in 1910, Father's Day was celebrated for the first time in Spokane, Washington.

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On this day in 1961, Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected from the Soviet Union at an airport in Paris. 

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On this day in 1992, during a campaign stop at a New Jersey elementary school, Vice President Dan Quayle misspelled the word “potato.”

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On this day in 1954, the United States conducted the first in a series of nationwide civil defense tests known as Operation Alert.

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On this day in 1886, the body of Bavarian king Ludwig II was found floating in Lake Starnberg, just south of Munich. 

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On this day in 1979, hang glider pilot and amateur cyclist Bryan Allen made the first human-powered flight across the English Channel. 

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On this day in 1902, America's first coin-operated cafeteria opened in Philadelphia.

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On this day in 1516, Pope Leo X’s favorite pet, a rare white elephant named Hanno, passed away at the age of seven. 

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On this day in 1982, Elvis Presley’s Memphis home was opened to the public for tours. 

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