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The following events occurred in July 1959: ==July 1, 1959 (Wednesday)== *A new standard for the yard and for the inch was adopted by the United States and Britain. The yard was formally defined as 0.9144 meters, and, as 1/36th of a yard, the inch was or 2.54 centimeters.〔Brian Lasater, ''The Dream of the West, Pt II'' (Lulu.com, 2008), p256〕 *"World Refugee Year" began for the United Nations, running until June 30, 1960. At that time, the UN estimated that 15,000,000 people were refugees, and campaigned for private contributions and increased government spending.〔Merle Curti, ''American Philanthropy Abroad'' (Transaction Publishers, 1988), pp571–72〕 *At 12:01 a.m., the consumption of opium in Thailand became illegal, and all approved opium dens were closed. When 12:01 arrived, Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat sent the military on a nationwide crackdown on the opium trade.〔Thak Chaloemtiarana, ''Thailand: The Politics of Despotic Paternalism'' (SEAP Publications, 2007), p126〕 *Heinrich Lübke was elected the second President of West Germany, succeeding Theodor Heuss. Lübke had 517 of the 1038 electoral votes, 3 shy of a majority, while Carlo Schmid had 385 and Max Becker 104 on the first ballot in the electoral college. Lübke won on the second round.〔"Germans Elect Adenauer's Man President", ''Oakland Tribune'', July 1, 1959, p1〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「July 1959」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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