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| August 4 - Charles Manson goes on trial August 5 - The FDA anounces plans to sharply limit the use of amphetamines known as "Pep Pills". August 6 - Women's platform shoes are becoming a popular fashion. August 8 - Chart Toppers - #1 Pop Single is "Close To You" by the Carpenters - #1 Pop Album is "Blood Sweat & Tears 3". August 10 - The #1 Countru song is Don't keep me Hangin' On", by Sony James. August 13 - The average cost of 1 ounce of gold is $35. August 15 - Pat Palinkas, 27, becomes the first woman to play for a professional football team, the Orlando Panthers. August 17 - The average cost for an American family to purchase a home is $32,000. August 18 - Women's fashions go from "Mini" to "Midi". August 20 - Chart Toppers - the #1 single for the week is "Make it With You" by Bread. August 22 - "M*A*S*H" the movie is released. August 24 - A pound of sugar is 65 cents. August 27 - The number of "Draft Evasion" cases has increased 110 times in 5 years from 369 to 3,455. August 28 - The first ICB missle is tested. August 29 - A black serviceman killed in Vietnam is buried in a formally all white cemetery in Fort Pierce , FL. August 30 - Chart Toppers - #1 is "War" by Edwin Star - #1 album is "Cosmo's Factory" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. August 31 - 200 school districts in the southopen with desegrated classrooms. |
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