[font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Aug 9 - Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die Aug 9 - Singapore gains independence from Malaysia (National Day) Aug 10 - Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 82 km Aug 11 - Watts riots begin in Southeast LA, lasts 6 days Aug 11 - 6 day insurrection starts in Watts section of Los Angeles Aug 11 - Beatles movie "Help" opens in NYC [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica]Top Songs for 1965[/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Help! by Beatles [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Yesterday by Beatles [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]You've Lost The Lovin' Feelin' by Righteous Brothers [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Turn! Turn! Turn! by Byrds [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Satisfaction by Rolling Stones [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Downtown by Petula Clark [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter by Herman's Hermits [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]I Can't Help Myself by Four Tops [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]This Diamond Ring by Gary Lewis & the Playboys [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica]1965 Prices[/font][font=Arial,Helvetica]US President[/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Bread:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1] $0.21/loaf[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Lyndon B. Johnson[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Milk:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1] $1.05/gal[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica]US Vice President[/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Eggs:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1] $1.00/doz[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Hubert H. Humphrey [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Car:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1] $2,350[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica]Academy Award Winners[/font] [font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Gas:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1] $0.31/gal[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Best Picture:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]The Sound Of Music[/size][/font] [font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Directed By Robert Wise[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Best Actor:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Lee Marvin[/size][/font] [font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]in Cat Ballou[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Best Actress:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Julie Christie[/size][/font] [font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]in Darling[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]House:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1] $21,500[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Stamp:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1] $0.05/ea[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Avg Income:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1] $7,704/yr[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Min Wage:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1] $1.25/hr[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]DOW Avg:[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1] 969[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica]People born on August 9[/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]1957 - Melanie Griffith NYC, actress (Something Wild, Working Girl)[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]1927 - Robert Shaw England, actor (Deep, Jaws, Sting, Black Sunday)[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]1945 - Ken Norton Heavyweight Boxing Champ/TV panelist (Gong Show)[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]1938 - Rod Laver Australia, tennis ace (1962, 1969 Grand Slam)[/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica]On TV in 1965[/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]The Addams Family [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Gilligan's Island [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Lost in Space [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Hogan's Heroes [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]The Man From U.N.C.L.E. [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]I Dream of Jeannie [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Green Acres [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Get Smart [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]The Fugitive [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Bewitched [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica]Hot New Toys in 1965[/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Secret Sam Exploding Binoculars [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Shooting Cane [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Weird Clyde [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Screaming Mee-Mee Gun [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]G.I. Joe [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Operation [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Man From U.N.C.L.E. Headquarters Transmitter [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Battleship [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Green Ghost Game [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica]Top Books in 1965[/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X [/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]In Cold Blood by Truman Capote [/size][/font]