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The Confederates defeated Union forces at the second Battle of Bull
Run in Manassas, VA. on this day in 1862.
Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a Supreme Court justice on this day in 1967.
The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford Jr.
aboard on this day in 1983. He was the first black American to
travel in space.
Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. will be 75 on November 22.
Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit
Tigers on this day in 1905.
On CBS-TV "The Late Show with David Letterman" premiered
on this day in 1993.
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