History Blog

May 17

Happy Birthday RIP Dennis Hopper(1936–2010) William “Bill” Paxton(1955–2017) Robert “Bob” Saget–63 “Sugar ” Ray Leonard–63 Eithne Ní Bhraonáin(“Enya”)–58 Craig Ferguson–57 Tabatha Coffey–50 Derek Hough–34 ; 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.