AUGUST 30
1983:Air Force Lt. Col. Guion S. Bluford Jr. is the first African American astronaut in space, when he lifts off aboard the space shuttle Challenger for a six-day mission.
1967: Famed NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall is confirmed by the Senate, becoming the first African American judge on the U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall will serve on the court until he retires in 1991.
1993: David Letterman gets behind the desk of a new late-night talk show, the Late Show with David Letterman, on CBS. Actor Bill Murray and musician Billy Joel are Letterman's first guests.
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