May 17 - This Day in History

May 17 : General Interest 1954: Brown v. Board of Ed is decided In a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down an unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional... read more American Revolution 1769 : Washington criticizes "taxation without representation" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-criticizes-taxation-without-representation Automotive 2005 : Toyota announces plans for hybrid Camry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/toyota-announces-plans-for-hybrid-camry Civil War 1863 : Confederates defeated at the Battle of Big Black River http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-champions-hill-mississippi Cold War 1990 : Gorbachev meets with Lithuanian prime minister http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-meets-with-lithuanian-prime-minister Crime 1974 : LAPD raid leaves six SLA members dead http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lapd-raid-leaves-six-sla-members-dead Disaster 1994 : Fire engulfs Honduras prison http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fire-engulfs-honduras-prison General Interest 1970 : Heyerdahl sails papyrus boat http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heyerdahl-sails-papyrus-boat 1973 : Televised Watergate hearings begin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/televised-watergate-hearings-begin 2004 : First legal same-sex marriage performed in Massachusetts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-legal-same-sex-marriage-performed-in-massachusetts Hollywood 2000 : Final episode of Beverly Hills 90210 airs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/final-episode-of-beverly-hills-90210-airs Literary 1873 : Dorothy Richardson, pioneer of stream of consciousness, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dorothy-richardson-pioneer-of-stream-of-consciousness-is-born Music 1965 : The FBI Laboratory weighs in on the "dirty" lyrics of "Louie Louie" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-fbi-laboratory-weighs-in-on-the-quotdirtyquot-lyrics-of-quotlouie-louiequot 2012: Donna Summer, queen of disco, dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/donna-summer-queen-of-disco-dies Old West 1885 : Geronimo flees Arizona reservation http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/geronimo-flees-arizona-reservation Presidential 1827 : Andrew Johnson marries Eliza McCardle http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-johnson-marries-eliza-mccardle Sports 1983 : Islanders win fourth consecutive Stanley Cup http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/islanders-win-fourth-consecutive-stanley-cup Vietnam War 1970 : Operations continue in Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operations-continue-in-cambodia 1972 : South Vietnamese reinforcements near An Loc http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-reinforcements-near-an-loc World War I 1873 : Henri Barbusse is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henri-barbusse-is-born World War II 1943 : The Memphis Belle flies its 25th bombing mission http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-memphis-belle-flies-its-25th-bombing-mission