2 October 1967 October 1, 2013 Author: Staff Thurgood Marshall gets sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it." Thomas Jefferson — Click here for more from Thomas Jefferson Related posts: 2 October 1967 20 October 1967 17 December 1967 24 April 1967 17 December 1967 5 June 1967 3 September 1967 2 October 2002 5 June 1947 Categories: History Tags: 1967, 2 October