Day of the year
May 17
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May 17 Zodiac Sign
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
Element: Earth
reliablepatientpracticaldevotedgrounded
Birthstone
Emerald
Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
Season
Spring
Numerology 4
A number of stability, hard work, and dependable structure.
May 17: This Day in History
- 1792— The New York Stock Exchange was founded under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street.
- 1875— The first Kentucky Derby was run at Churchill Downs, won by a horse named Aristides.
- 1954— The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Brown v. Board of Education that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
- 1987— An Iraqi missile struck the USS Stark in the Persian Gulf, killing 37 American sailors.
- 2004— Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
Famous Birthdays on May 17
- Trent Reznor (1965) — Nine Inch Nails frontman and composer
- Sugar Ray Leonard (1956) — world champion boxer
- Bill Paxton (1955) — actor
- Bob Saget (1956) — comedian and actor
- Nikki Reed (1988) — actress and activist
- Dennis Hopper (1936) — actor and filmmaker
What Happens on May 17?
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)
Did You Know? May 17 Fun Facts
- The original New York Stock Exchange had only five securities listed when it was founded.
- Brown v. Board of Education reversed the 'separate but equal' doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.
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