30 August 1967 August 29, 2014 Author: Staff Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice to join the Supreme Court of the United States. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire, you will be neither successful nor happy." Napolean Hill — Click here for more from Napolean Hill Related posts: 21 August 1959 2 October 1967 20 October 1967 17 December 1967 24 April 1967 17 December 1967 5 June 1967 3 September 1967 2 October 1967 24 April 1967 Categories: History Tags: 1967, 30 August