August 10 – Belgian mercenary Jean Schramme's troops take the Congolese border town of Bukavu. August 13 – The first line-up of Fleetwood Mac makes their live debut at the Windsor Jazz and Blues Festival. August 14 – Wonderful Radio London shuts down at 3:00 PM in anticipation of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act. Many fans greet the staff upon their return to London that evening with placards reading "Freedom died with Radio London". August 15 – The United Kingdom Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal. Radio Caroline defies the Act and continues broadcasting. August 19 – West Germany receives 36 East German prisoners it has "purchased" through the border posts of Herleshausen and Wartha. August 21 A truce is declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two U.S. Navy jets stray into the airspace of the People's Republic of China following an attack on a target in North Vietnam and are shot down. Lt. Robert J. Flynn, the only survivor, is captured alive and will be held prisoner by China until 1973. August 24 – Pakistan's first steel mill is inaugurated in Chittagong, East Pakistan (Bangladesh). August 25 – American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell is assassinated in Arlington, Virginia. August 27 The East Coast Wrestling Association is established. Beatles manager Brian Epstein is found dead in his locked bedroom. August 29 – The final episode of The Fugitive airs on ABC. The broadcast attracts 78 million viewers, one of the largest audiences for a single episode in U.S. television history. August 30 – Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He is the first African American to hold the position. September September 1 The Khmer–Chinese Friendship Association is banned in Cambodia. Ilse Koch, known as the "Witch of Buchenwald", commits suicide in the Bavarian prison of Aichach. September 3 Nguyễn Văn Thiệu is elected President of South Vietnam. At 5:00 a.m. local time, all road traffic in Sweden switches from left-hand traffic pattern to right-hand traffic. September 4 – Vietnam War – Operation Swift: The United States Marines launch a search and destroy mission in Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín provinces. The ensuing 4-day battle in Que Son Valley kills 114 Americans and 376 North Vietnamese. September 5 – The television series The Prisoner has its world broadcast premiere on the CTV Television Network in Canada.