MAY
May 17National Children's Book Week (usually begins on the 3rd week and celebrated in May)
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that racial segregation in educational facilities was unconstitutional (1954)
JUNE
National Doughnut Day (First friday of June) honors the women who helped served doughnuts to world War I soldiers.
June 5
Richard Scarry (children's book illustrator) born 1919
June 8
Les Paul (Guitarist, Inventor, Innovator) born 1915