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Events on Tuesday 29 September 1829 1
1829London Metropolitan Police foundedRobert Peel establishes the first modern police forceHome Secretary Robert Peel's Metropolitan Police Act created a centralized, professional police force for London, whose officers became known as "bobbies" or "peelers." The force began patrols on 29 September 1829 from its Scotland Yard headquarters. It became the model for modern civilian policing adopted by cities worldwide.