The first-ever 911 call was made in the US.
The service went live on this day in Haleyville, Alabama.
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Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkurv (Reykjavík Football Club), was founded.
The world's longest traffic jam from Lyon to Paris, France, extended a lengthy 104 miles (167 km).
NASA's Explorer 9 satellite launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.
Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba.
The Austrian Civil War came to an end after four days of bloodshed.
