September 1960
month of 1960
The following events occurred in September 1960:
September 1, 1960 (Thursday)
The lights of Times Square were turned off for one minute, and London's West End lights were dimmed in recognition of the contribution of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, who died on August 23.
Disgruntled maintenance workers went on strike and halted operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad, marking the first shutdown in the company's history. The walkout ended two days later.
Mercury spacecraft No. 6 was delivered to Cape Canaveral for the Mercury-Atlas 2 uncrewed mission.
A five-day ban was imposed on West Germans entering East Berlin.
Born: Eric Adams, American politician and former police officer, 110th Mayor of New York City, in office since 2022; in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City
Died:
Dr. Francis Townsend, 93, American activist whose "Townsend Plan" for the elderly was an influence upon the creation of the Social Security system.
Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, 62, the head of state and monarch of the Federation of Malaya as Yang di-Pertuan Agong, died on the day that he was scheduled to officially take office. Hisamuddin had become the Sultan of Selangor, one of the Federation's states, in 1938, and was selected to be the new monarch in April.
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