On this day in History - June 30

1886 – The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.

1912 – The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.

1937 – The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.

1966 – The National Organization for Women, the United States' largest feminist organization, is founded.