page_title: 1967 in the United States
section_title: August
hierarchical_section_title: 1967 in the United States / Events / August
caption_attribution_description: English: thurgood marshall in his robe
context_page_description: Events from the year 1967 in the United States.
context_section_description: August 1 – Race riots in the United States spread to Washington, D.C.
  August 9 – Vietnam War – Operation Cochise: United States Marines begin a new operation in the Que Son Valley.
  August 21 – The People's Republic of China announces that it has shot down United States planes violating its airspace.
  August 23 – Jimi Hendrix's debut album Are You Experienced is released in the United States.
  August 25 – American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell is assassinated in Arlington, Virginia.
  August 30 – Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
caption: August 30: Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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