May 17

What happened on May 17 in history

3 events fall on May 17, from 1792 to 1990. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on May 17

  1. 1792

    The New York Stock Exchange is founded

    Brokers sign the Buttonwood Agreement on Wall Street.

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  2. 1954

    Brown v Board of Education

    The Supreme Court rules school segregation unconstitutional.

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  3. 1990

    Homosexuality is removed from the WHO disease list

    The World Health Assembly deletes it from the classification.

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