Monthly Archives: May 2024

History

On this day May 16

Today in History

  • 1975 Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to conquer Mount Everest

    The ascent by the Japanese adventurer came 22 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit.

  • 1966 In China, the Cultural Revolution begins

    The publication of the May 16 notification marks the beginning of the political campaign, which was initiated by Mao Zedong and lasted ten years. Its objective was to strengthen communism by removing capitalist, traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society.

  • 1960 Theodore Maiman fires the first functional laser

    The American physicist’s invention, an advancement of earlier research by scientists in the U.S. and the Soviet Union, was patented in 1967.

  • 1929 The Oscars are awarded for the first time

    The first Academy Awards were presented at a private dinner with about 270 attendees. Today, it is the world’s most important entertainment awards ceremony.

  • 1919 Albert Cushing Read takes off on the first transatlantic flight in history

    The crossing from New York State, USA to Lisbon, Portugal on a Curtiss NC-4 flying boat took 19 days.

Crime

Attempted Robbery Investigation

Story Harvested From Saint John Police Dept

Attempted Robbery Investigation – Main Street West

 

File: 24-3263

The Saint John Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in an attempted robbery investigation.

It is reported that:

On Friday, May 10, 2024, at approximately 4:24 p.m., the Saint John Police responded to an attempted robbery at a business in the 40-block of Main Street (West).

It is alleged that the suspect in the photographs had entered the business and demanded money.

The suspect subsequently left the business without any money. He was last seen heading down Charles Street (West) in the direction of Greystone Terrace.

Police are seeking to identify the suspect in the photographs.

If you can identify the suspect in the photographs or, anyone with information is asked to contact the Saint John Police Force at 1-506-648-3333, or if you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or 1-800-222-T.I.P.S.

History

On this day May 14

 On This Day – May 14

  • 1973 Skylab blasts off into orbit

    The United States’ first space station crashed back to Earth on July 11, 1979, four years ahead of schedule. In its six years of service, the laboratory was used for many biomedical and technological experiments.

  • 1970 The Red Army Faction (RAF) begins operations

    The German left-wing activist group grew out of the peace and anti-imperialist movement of the 1960s. In reaction to the violent oppression by the German state, they later began operating as a terrorist cell and are responsible for several murders.

  • 1955 The Warsaw Pact is established

    Eight communist bloc countries signed the mutual defense treaty, which played an important role during the Cold War as an antagonist of NATO.

  • 1948 Israel becomes an independent state

    The announcement by Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, triggered a 10-month armed conflict known as the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. It started the day after the proclamation as troops of Egypt, Syria, Transjordan and Iraq invaded the young nation.

  • 1796 The first smallpox vaccination is administered

    The British physician, Edward Jenner, successfully inoculated an 8-year-old smallpox patient using material from a cowpox lesion. The word “vaccine” is derived from the Latin word for cow (vacca).