Today In History

Wed., May 17, 2000

In 1875: The first Kentucky Derby was run; the winner was Aristides.

In 1938: Congress passed the Vinson Naval Act, providing for a two-ocean navy.

In 1939: Britain’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Quebec on the first visit to Canada by reigning British sovereigns.

In 1940: The Nazis occupied Brussels, Belgium, during World War II.

In 1946: President Truman seized control of the nation’s railroads, delaying a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen.

In 1948: The Soviet Union recognized the new state of Israel.

In 1954: The Supreme Court ruled in its Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka decision that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.

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