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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 30 > Civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall confirmed as first black justice in 1967

Civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall confirmed as first black justice in 1967

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
August 30, 2009

Today is Sunday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2009. There are 123 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History

On Aug. 30, 1983, Guion Bluford Jr. became the first black American astronaut to travel in space as he blasted off aboard the Challenger.

On this date:

In 1797, Mary Wollstonecraft....

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