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Today in History for August 30th

| August 30, 2011 5:43 AM

Highlights of this day in history: The Civil War's Second Battle of Bull Run ends; Thurgood Marshall confirmed as first black Supreme Court justice; First black astronaut blasts off; Ty Cobb's baseball debut; David Letterman moves to CBS. (Aug. 30)