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On This Day, May 17: High court rules against segregation in Brown vs. Board of Education
UPI· 6 days agoOn May 17, 1954, in a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Brown vs. Board of...
Today in History: May 18 and19, Mount St. Helens erupts,queen loses her head
The Eagle-Tribune· 4 days agoThis is the weekend of Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, the 138th and 139th day of 2024. On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead ...
Soviet media downplayed the significance of the D-Day invasion
Stamford Advocate· 1 day agoAs the United States, Britain, Canada, France and other nations commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day this year, Putin again will not attend, this time because of the aggressive war he has waged in Ukraine.
Think King Charles III’s official portrait is controversial? These 5 historic portraits shook royal...
National Geographic· 5 days agoIn 1539, Henry VIII dispatched an entourage to the Duchy of Cleves (in modern Germany) to meet with...
Look Back ... to wartime photos on display, 1949
The Anniston Star, Ala. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMay 17—May 17, 1949, in The Star: On exhibit at the Regar Museum in Anniston until June 1 is the Life magazine collection of pictures portraying the defense of Britain. Taken during 1940, when ...
Today in History
The Martinsburg Journal· 4 days agoToday is Sunday, May 19, the 140th day of 2024. On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being...
Today in History: May 19, Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII, beheaded
The News-Times· 4 days agoToday is Sunday, May 19, the 140th day of 2024. On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery. In 1780, a mysterious ...
Holy Cow History: A Short-Lived Presidential Playground
The World· 3 days agoWhenever a president wants to let down his hair these days, a brief chopper ride to Camp David in the Maryland mountains gives him all the solitude he needs. Every chief executive since Franklin ...
Today in History: May 19, Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII, beheaded
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Letters: It’s time for a radical overhaul of the health service’s management class
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoQueen Victoria would have happily made him prime minister in 1885-6 if he had been able to muster...
