What happened on this day in history — May 12
1937: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were crowned in Westminster Abbey, a defining moment in modern British history.
1941: Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, widely regarded as the world’s first working programmable computer.
1949: The Soviet Union lifted its blockade of Berlin, ending one of the early and most dangerous Cold War crises.
1965: The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashed on the Moon, part of the fast-moving lunar race that shaped the space age.
2002: Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter became the first sitting or former U.S. president to visit Cuba since the revolution, opening a rare diplomatic bridge.
2003: Al-Qaeda bombings in Riyadh killed 39 people, a major turning point in the global fight against terrorism.
Canada / U.S. / world
Canada yesterday: The big political story was the ongoing fallout from the federal election result, with attention on how the new Liberal majority will affect opposition strategy and party leadership.
Canada today: The main political focus is likely to be Canada-U.S. trade and CUSMA tensions, with growing concern about how Ottawa will position itself ahead of the review deadline.
U.S. yesterday: The biggest political story was President Trump saying the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, keeping Middle East policy front and center.
Worldwide, yesterday will be remembered for: the deepening Middle East crisis and the possibility of wider regional instability, because the conflict now has clear spillover risks well beyond one country.
Quotation of the day
“Peace begins with a smile.” — Mother Teresa.
Ottawa, ON today
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