May 17, 1875 – The first Kentucky Derby horse race is run at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
May 20, 1927 – At age 25, Charles Lindberg takes off in the “Spirit of Saint Louis” and becomes the first person to complete a solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. On this same date in 1932, Amelia Earhart would become the first woman to complete a solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic.
May 17, 1954 – In Brown v. Board of Education, the U. S. Supreme Court unanimously rules the segregation of public schools “solely on the basis of race” denies black children equal education opportunity. The case against segregation was argued by future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
May 19, 1980 – The Mt. St. Helens volcano erupts in Washington State, its first major eruption since 1857, sending steam and ash eleven miles into the sky.
May 20, 1927 – At age 25, Charles Lindberg takes off in the “Spirit of Saint Louis” and becomes the first person to complete a solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. On this same date in 1932, Amelia Earhart would become the first woman to complete a solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic.
May 17, 1954 – In Brown v. Board of Education, the U. S. Supreme Court unanimously rules the segregation of public schools “solely on the basis of race” denies black children equal education opportunity. The case against segregation was argued by future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
May 19, 1980 – The Mt. St. Helens volcano erupts in Washington State, its first major eruption since 1857, sending steam and ash eleven miles into the sky.