Archive for May 17th, 2024

POPULAR CHARACTER ACTOR HAS DIED

Dabney Coleman – People – Filmanic

Dabney Coleman dies at 92 as 9 to 5 villain and You've Got Mail star remembered after huge 60 ...

(WP) – Dabney Coleman, a Texas-born character actor who
created an acclaimed gallery of comically macho throwbacks
in films including “9 to 5” and “Tootsie” and TV shows such
as “The Slap Maxwell Story” and “Buffalo Bill,” died May 16
at his home in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 92.

Helensburgh Savoy Musical Theatre Group - Home | Facebook
1980

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BIGHORN BATTLE WEAPON TO BE AUCTIONED

Colt revolver

(FOX NEWS) – A handgun carried into the Battle of Little Bighorn
by a legendary
U.S. Army cavalry officer is headlining a high-
profile firearms auction in Bedford, Texas this weekend.
 

The Colt single-action revolver belonged to Captain Myles Moylan,
(52) commander of A Troop, 7th Cavalry
, later a
Medal of Honor
recipient
and has an estimated price of up to $120,000. 

Kevin Hogan, president of Rock Island Auction Co., told Fox News Digital,"It’s just an amazing piece of American history,"


Captain Myles Moylan, Commander of A Troop, 7th Cavalry | Army at Wounded Knee

Myles Moylan - Captain, commanding Company A, 7th US Cavalry, during the Battle of the Little ...

                          Captain Myles Moylan, Commander of A Troop, 7th Cavalry | Army at Wounded Knee

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RACIAL SEGREGATION UNCONSTITUNAL

Racial Segregation And The Educational Institution | immigrant.com.tw

Racial segregation in public schools and the controversial
concept of "separate but equal" were unanimously declared unconstitutional by the
United States Supreme Court on this
day in history, May 17, 1954.

The high court ruled 9-0 in favor of the plaintiffs in the famous
landmark case of Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, 
Kansas
.        

"The First Day of School" by R.V. Cassill Review - Quizizz

On this day May 17, 1954, lawyer Thurgood Marshall scored a landmark victory as the U.S. Supreme ...

TDIH: May 17, 1954. The U.S. Supreme Court declared racially segreated public schools ...

Brown vs. Board
Linda Brown (far left) with parents Leola and Oliver and little sister Terry in front of their house in Kansas. The Browns
sued the Kansas Board of Education when young Linda
wasn’t allowed to go to an unsegregated school.

Earn Warren
Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren oversaw the high court’s 9-0 decision in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.

Kansas, A New State on Our Long Summer Trip - Big Guy Tiny Trailer
Topeka, Kansas is home to the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site.

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