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Jun 30, 2012, 12:16 pm167 pts
The Verge
In 1935, a house fire in London killed five women. Though a neighbor tried to phone the fire department, he was put on hold and unable to get through, leading to an outraged letter in The Times and the beginning of emergency phone service as we know it. 999, chosen because the number was easy to customize for…
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