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The following events occurred in September 1960. ==September 1, 1960 (Thursday)== *Disgruntled workers effectively halted operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad, marking the first shutdown in the company's history (the event lasted two days). *The lights of Times Square〔"Blackout on Broadway to Honor Hammerstein", ''The New York Times'', p. 52, September 1, 1960〕 were turned off for one minute, and London's ''West End''〔"London Honors Hammerstein", ''The New York Times'', p. 14, August 26, 1960〕 lights are dimmed in recognition of the contribution of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, who died on August 23. *A five-day ban was imposed on West Germans entering East Berlin.〔(This Day in the 1960s )〕 *Died: Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, Sultan of Selangor and the second Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, 62, after only four months in office; and Dr. Francis Townsend, 93, American activist whose "Townsend Plan" for the elderly was an influence upon the creation of the Social Security system. 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「September 1960」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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