History Blog

May 17

Happy Birthday RIP Dennis Hopper(1936–2010) William “Bill” Paxton(1955–2017) Robert “Bob” Saget–64 “Sugar ” Ray Leonard–64 Eithne Ní Bhraonáin(“Enya”)–59 Craig Ferguson–58 Tabatha Coffey–51 Derek Hough–35 ; 1954 – the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.