On this day in history, June 11th: The Burning Monk

On June 11th, 1963 Buddhist monk Quang Duc immolated himself on a Saigon street to protest the government of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.

On this day in history, June 10th, Tripoli declared war on the United States

On this day in history June 10, 1801, The North African state of Tripoli declared war on the United States in a dispute over safe passage of merchant vessels through the Mediterranean.

On this day in history, June 9th, The Rogers Commission Released its Challenger Report

On June 9th, 1986, the Rogers Commission came out with its findings on the Challenger Disaster.  The report criticized NASA as well as the rocketry company Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the eventual Challenger explosion which killed seven astronauts.

On this day in history, June 8th, Frank Lloyd Wright was born

On June 8, 1867, the world renown architect, Frank Lloyd Wright was born.  Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, educator, interior designer and author, who created over 500 works.  His style and thematic elements in his architecture promoted organic architecture which can be seen in Falling Water and Graycliff.

Falling Water

He was a leader in the Prairie School movement of architecture as seen in the Westcott House, Darwin D. Martin House, and the Robie House. 

 Robie House

He created many innovative examples of many different building types, including offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, museums, and more. Wright also often designed many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass.