 Birthday wishes out today also to former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, born on this day on July 2nd, first African-American to the U.S. Supreme Court. Hall of Fame racer Richard Petty, known as the King of Racing, appeared in a number of different movies and a lot of commercials back in the day for Richard Petty, 87. Pro wrestler, WWE Hall of Famer Bret the Hitman Hart from the Hart family out of Calgary.