Today in History: May 17, Supreme Court strikes down school segregation

This day is Saturday May the th day of There are days left in the year In the current era in history On May a unanimous U S Supreme Court handed down its Brown v Board of Coaching of Topeka decision which held that racially segregated citizens schools were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional Also on this date In the Buttonwood Agreement a document codifying rules for securities trading was signed by New York stockbrokers marking the formation of the New York Stock Exchange Related Articles At present in History May China s Cultural Revolution begins In contemporary times in History May police kill two students during Jackson State protests Rockies strike out times in - loss to Rangers slide to - In the modern day in History May Jamestown becomes North America s first English settlement In the modern day in History May Pope John Paul II shot and wounded In the first Kentucky Derby was held the race was won by Aristides ridden by jockey Oliver Lewis In President Harry S Truman seized control of the nation s railroads delaying but not preventing a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen In a special committee convened by the U S Senate began its televised hearings into the Watergate shame In rioting that claimed lives erupted in Miami after an all-white jury in Tampa acquitted four former Miami police officers of fatally beating Black insurance executive Arthur McDuffie In American sailors were killed when an Iraqi warplane attacked the U S Navy frigate Stark in the Persian Gulf Iraq apologized for the attack calling it a mistake and paid more than million in compensation In Massachusetts became the first U S state to allow same-sex marriages In a shootout erupted between members of motorcycle clubs and police outside a restaurant in Waco Texas leaving nine of the bikers dead and people injured In the modern day s Birthdays Musician Taj Mahal is Boxing Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Leonard is Sports announcer Jim Nantz is Singer-composer Enya is TV host-comedian Craig Ferguson is Musician Trent Reznor Nine Inch Nails is Actor Sasha Alexander is Basketball Hall of Famer Tony Parker is Screenwriter-actor-producer Lena Waithe is Dancer-choreographer Derek Hough is Former NFL quarterback Matt Ryan is Actor Nikki Reed is