Today is Wednesday, May 17, the 137th day of 2006. There are 228 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Wednesday, May 17, the 137th day of 2006. There are 228 days left in the year. On this date in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down its Brown v. Board of Education decision, which finds that racially segregated public schools are inherently unequal, and therefore unconstitutional.
In 1792, the New York Stock Exchange is founded by brokers meeting under a tree located on what is now Wall Street. In 1875, the first Kentucky Derby is run; the winner is "Aristides." In 1906, opera singer Zinka Milanov is born in Zagreb, Croatia. In 1938, Congress passes the Vinson Naval Act, providing for a two-ocean navy. In 1939, Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive in Quebec on the first visit to Canada by reigning British sovereigns. In 1940, the Nazis occupy Brussels, Belgium, during World War II. In 1946, President Truman seizes control of the nation's railroads, delaying a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen.
May 17, 1981: Opposition from organized dental and veterinary medicine professions has forced state Sen. Harry Meshel, D-Youngtown, to withdraw a proposal to establish dental and veterinarian colleges at Youngstown State University.
Woodside Receiving Hospital's budget has been slashed and its staff cut, but its four wards are full and there is nowhere in the four-county area for its 110 patients to go.
Commuter Aircraft Corp. is putting the finishing touches to the sale of $2.5 million in common stock and is expected to announce the closing of the offer soon.
May 17, 1966: James Lottier, physical education director at the W. Federal St. YMCA, saves the life of Henry Gillman, 8, who slipped and hit his head on the tile deck of the pool and fell into 10 feet of water.
Any elementary grade pupil in Youngstown public schools who needs remedial reading will be given free instruction over the summer under a federal program.
The Old Barn on South Avenue Ext. in Boardman will be closed down as a public dance hall after a 16-year-old girl is stabbed by another girl.
May 17, 1956: Marilyn Korordy reigns as Youngstown University's May Queen. Her attendants are Virginia Shelar and Jean Palatas.
A nine-year-old Youngstown schoolgirl, Esther Washington, is killed when struck by a car in front of Monroe School. It was the city's ninth traffic fatality of the year.
"Every drainage problem in Boardman could have been settled years ago with a little more work and less talk," County Engineer Sam Gould tells about 35 township residents at a meeting of the board of trustees.
May 17, 1931: Leonard T. Skeggs, chairman of the 13th annual Community Fund drive, says the campaign and its 1,000 volunteers face a real test in 1931 as needs increase and resources shrink.
John Elden, Ohio commander of the American Legion, has strong support for national Legion chief during a convention of Legionnaires in Youngstown.
The Grand Army of the Republic Post in Youngstown has dwindled to 32, only a few of whom are able to get about, but those survivors of the Civil War vow that they will be marching in the 1931 Memorial Day parade.