Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court Justice.
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During the American Revolutionary War, John André, a British Army officer, was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.
Three Russian cosmonauts returned from space after spending a record time of 237 days in orbit.
After 67 years of colonial rule, the Republic of Guinea gained independence from France.
American spy thriller TV series 'Homeland' first aired on Showtime.
