30 August 1967 August 30, 2016 Author: Staff Thurgood Marshall become the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Famous Words of Inspiration..."You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'" George Bernard Shaw — Click here for more from George Bernard Shaw Related posts: 2 October 1967 30 August 1967 23 January 1967 5 June 1947 24 August 1857 17 December 1967 24 April 1967 5 June 1967 3 September 1967 2 October 1967 Categories: History Tags: 1967, 30 August