This Week in Kansas History
Topeka Capital-Journal, The, May 17, 2009
May 17, 1954: The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down an 1879 Kansas law that allowed for schools to be segregated according to race.
May 18, 1979: The Washburn Bible designed by Bradbury Thompson goes on display for the first time at the Washburn University library. The work took 10 years for Thompson to complete. Only 375 sets of the work were available for the public to buy at the rate of $2,500 each.
May 19, 1954: A district judge declares a Topeka law forcing grocery stores to close on Sunday is constitutional. Grocers who stayed open would be subject to arrest and a fine of up to $50.
May 22, 1943: Winter General Hospital is dedicated in Topeka. The $5.5 million facility was built to serve soldiers from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and the Dakotas. The veteran's hospital specialized in patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders.
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