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FIRST U.S. 9-1-1 CALL PLACED IN 1968


At 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 1968, history was
made. That’s when state Rep. Rankin Fite made the
first call to 911 in the nation.

Alabama marks the 50th anniversary of the first call to 911 | WHNT.com
U.S. Rep. Tom Bevill answers the first 911 call at the
Haleyville (Ala.) police station with “Hello.” Directly
behind him is Bull Connor, head of the state’s Public
Service Commission, and B.W. Gallagher, president
of the Alabama Telephone Co.

February 16, 1968 saw the first official "911" call placed in the
United States. Now taken for granted as first course of action
in the event of emergency by nearly all of the nation’s 327
million people, 911 is a relatively recent invention and was
still not standard across the United States for many years
after its adoption by Congress.

As telephones became common in U.S. households, fire
departments around the country recommended establishing
a single, simple number to be dialed in the event of a fire or
other emergency.

A similar system had been implemented in the United Kingdom
decades earlier, in 1936, when the code 999 was chosen for
emergency telegraph and phone communications.  

The Federal Communications Commission decided to act in
1967, but the number itself came not from the government
but from AT&T.

   


The red phone used to make the first call to 911.


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FUTURE U.S. PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY

The Reagan family in 1913.
John and Nellie Reagan with their sons, Neil and Ronald.

How did Ronald Reagan become an actor if he never went to acting or drama  school ? : r/Presidents  Ronald Reagan in Des Moines | Project Des Moines
During his WHO radio career, Reagan “announced” Chicago Cubs baseball games in the Des Moines studio by reading a pitch-by-pitch account off the wire as if he were actually at
the game.  He was so skillful that some listeners believed he actually was at the game!

As the 40th president of the United States, the former movie star,
Ronald Reagan was called the “Great Communicator” for his
ability to get through to ordinary Americans and give them hope
and optimism for their own future and that of their country.

Despite his lifelong opposition to “big” government, Reagan
was credited with restoring faith in the U.S. government and
the presidency after a long era of disillusionment in the wake
of Nixon, Vietnam and economic hardship under Carter.

Before his years of Hollywood stardom, and long before
Washington,
Ronald Reagan was born in a small town in
northwester
n
Illinois.

Reagan made the sobering announcement that he had
Alzheimer’s disease, which would end his public career.

He died on June 5, 2004, at the age of 93.

GOP honors the Gipper on his birthday with tax bill
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A FORMER PRESIDENT PASSED

 richard-m-nixon-as-young-child - Richard Nixon Pictures - Richard M. Nixon - HISTORY.com    

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Richard Nixon photo 10/16

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Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving
from 1969 to 1974.

A picture I took of Nixon in March '94 : pics

Souvenir Chronicles: YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA: RICHARD NIXON BIRTHPLACE

     
On April 22, 1994, the former president
died after suffering a
stroke four days earlier.          
      

       
  Roger Stone or Richard Nixon: Who wore the victory pose better?       
  The Portrait Gallery: Richard M. Nixon     

    
       
 

        

        
        
        
         
       

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THIS MAN IS THE ONE PULLING THE STRINGS

Obama spotted at surprise meeting with world leader just hours after Biden 'rivalry' report emerges

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‘’GREAT COMMUNICATOR” BORN ON THIS DAY

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Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004 | Western film, Western movie, Ronald reagan

WATCH: Ronald Reagan’s 1985 Thanksgiving Address That Reminds Us All What Being TRULY Grateful ...
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)

As the 40th president of the United States, the former movie star
was called the “Great Communicator” for his ability to get through
to ordinary Americans and give them hope and optimism for their
own future and that of their country.

Despite his lifelong opposition to “big” government, he was credited
with restoring faith in the U.S. government and the presidency after
a long era of disillusionment in the wake of Nixon, Vietnam and
economic hardship under Carter.

But before his years of Hollywood stardom, and long before
Washington,
Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911,
in Tampico, a small town in northwestern
Illinois.

General Electric Theater (TV Series 1953-1962) - Posters — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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