#watermelon drop

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Happy National Watermelon Day!

The images above are of the first UC San Diego watermelon drop in 1965, from the Charles H. Graves Photographs and Films collection.

The watermelon drop is a tradition marking the end of the school year. A Watermelon Queen (called the queen regardless of gender) chooses a watermelon and takes it up to the top of Urey Hall and flings it off, hoping to break the record for largest splat.

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UC San Diego’s first watermelon drop in 1965, from University of California, San Diego: The Beginning [Reel #2] by Charles H. Graves