The 999 service was launched in London on 30 June 1937, and initially covered a 12 mile radius from Oxford Street.
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10th December 1768: First edition of the Encyclopaedia @Britannica published (Corrected)
10th December 2017
30th June 2017
30th June 1937: World’s first emergency telephone number began operating in London
25th September 1956: Inauguration TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable
25th September 2017
18th March 1314: Execution of last Knights Templar Grand Master
18th March 2019
16th March 1968: My Lai Massacre committed by US troops
16th March 2019
15th March 1906: Rolls-Royce Limited established in Britain
15th March 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017