Thursday, August 30, 2012

What Happened Today? August 30th

Today's event happened 45 years ago.

On August 30, 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice. A judge on the Supreme Court is appointed by the President and remains a judge until they retire or die. Thurgood Marshall was on the Supreme Court for 24 years and then retired for health reasons.

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