events

Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Historical image related to Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court. from October 2, 1967

Thurgood Marshall

US Supreme Court justice from 1967 to 1991

Thoroughgood "Thurgood" Marshall was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-American justice. Before his judicial service, he was an…
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

October 2

Day of the year

October 2 is the 275th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 90 days remain until the end of the year.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)