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Browse Historical Events by Day: What Happened on May 17th?
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The NY Stock Exchange is born with the signing of the Buttonwood Agreement by 24 stockbrokers defining how stocks could be traded and establishing set commissions.
First regular airmail service begins, with one round trip a day between Washington, DC, and New York.
The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, ruling that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional. More
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