Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Today in History... May 16th


1973 The Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings

1954 The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules for school integration in Brown v. Board of Education

1940 Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium and begins the invasion of France.

1875 The first Kentucky Derby is run in Louisville

1756 Britain declares war on France

1630 Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi sees the belts on Jupiter's surface.

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