Were did 911 come from?

Question

What made 911 the emergency number in the united state? What makes the number specile?

Answer 1

because when rotary phones were in use, they used the two numbers that were complete opposites, so that people didnt accidentally call, so they chose 9 the number farthers away from 1. 1 is also the easiest number to dial on a rotary phone , making it easy to dial during emergencies. Area codes are 3 numbers. 911 is  the area code that routes to the local police dept number

Answer 2

SEPTEMBER ELEVEN TWIN TOWER BLAST WITH AEROPLANES

THAT CAUSED SEVERE EMERGENCY IN US THAT FOLLOWED THE  DESTRUCTION OF TWO FAMOUS NATIONS -- AFGANISTHAN AND IRAQUE BY USA

Answer 3

The History of 911 Emergency Calls

The ability to dial a single number to report emergencies was first used in Great Britain, in 1937. The British could dial 999 to call for police, medical or fire departments, from anywhere in the country.

In 1958, the American Congress first investigated a universal emergency number for the United States and finally passed the legal mandate in 1967. The very first American 911 call was placed on February 16, 1968 in Haleyville, Alabama made by Alabama Speaker of the House, Rankin Fite and answered by Congressman Tom Bevill.

The new emergency number had to be three numbers that were not in use in the United States or Canada as the first three numbers of any phone number or area code, and the numbers had to be easy to use. The Federal Trade Commission along with AT&T (which held a monopoly on phone services at that time) originally announced the plans to build the first 911 system in Huntington, Indiana. Bob Gallagher, President of the Alabama Telephone, was annoyed that the independent phone industry had not been consulted. Gallagher decided to beat AT&T to the punch line and have the first 911 emergency service built in Haleyville, Alabama.  

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9-1-1