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  2. 911 (emergency telephone number) - Wikipedia

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    The first use of a national emergency telephone number began in the United Kingdom in 1937 using the number 999, which continues to this day. [6] In the United States, the first 911 service was established by the Alabama Telephone Company and the first call was made in Haleyville, Alabama, in 1968 by Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite and answered by U.S. Representative Tom Bevill.

  3. Emergency telephone number - Wikipedia

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    The emergency number 999 was adopted in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1959 at the urging of Stephen Juba, mayor of Winnipeg at the time. [4] The city changed the number to 911 in 1972, in order to be consistent with the newly adopted U.S. emergency number. [5] Several other countries besides the UK have adopted 999 as their emergency number.

  4. What happened on 9/11 and how many people were caught up in ...

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    Tuesday, 11 September, 2001, began as a normal day. In both New York City and Washington, DC, the morning weather was sunny and clear.Students went to school, workers went to the office, and about ...

  5. September 11 Digital Archive - Wikipedia

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    It is developed at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media in partnership with the American Social History Project of the City University of New York. [2] [3] [4] The project started with a $700,000 grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation [2] [5] and aims to "create a permanent record of the events of September 11, 2001". [6]

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    The university defended the proposal for the 500-word essay assignment. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...

  7. Class of 9/11 - Wikipedia

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    The "Class of 9/11" is a term coined by National Public Radio for American high school graduating classes of 2005.These students were freshmen when the September 11 attacks occurred in 2001, and have had to cope with the many aspects of the aftermath during teenage life and high school. [1]

  8. A Second Grade Teacher, Not a Student, Called 911 to ... - AOL

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    A second grader did not call 911 when gunfire broke out at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis. on Monday, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said on Tuesday, Dec. 16.. It was ...

  9. 911 - Wikipedia

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    AD 911; 911 BC; September 11. The 2001 September 11 attacks on the United States by al-Qaeda, commonly referred to as 9/11; 11 de Septiembre, Chilean coup d'état in 1973 that ousted the democratically elected Salvador Allende