Sahure was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the second ruler of the Fifth
Dynasty, who reigned for about 12 years in the early 25th century BC
during the Old Kingdom Period. He was probably the son of his
predecessor Userkaf with Queen Neferhetepes II, and was in turn
succeeded by his son Neferirkare Kakai. Sahure's reign marked the
political and cultural high point of the Fifth Dynasty. He launched
naval expeditions to modern-day Lebanon to procure cedar trees, slaves
and exotic items. His expedition to the land of Punt brought back large
quantities of myrrh, malachite and electrum. A relief in his mortuary
temple shows him celebrating the success of this venture by tending a
myrrh tree. Sahure sent expeditions to the turquoise and copper mines in
Sinai and ordered military campaigns that captured livestock from Libyan
chieftains in the Western Desert. His pyramid in Abusir is smaller than
those of the preceding Fourth Dynasty, but his mortuary temple is more
elaborate.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahure>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1947:
Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George VI, married
Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (both pictured), who was given the title
Duke of Edinburgh.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh>
1990:
Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific
serial killers, was arrested in Novocherkassk.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Chikatilo>
2003:
Suicide bombers blew up the British consulate and the
headquarters of HSBC Bank in Istanbul, killing 59 people, including
consul general Roger Short and actor Kerem Yılmazer.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Istanbul_bombings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Nuremberg defense:
1. (ethics, international law, idiomatic) An explanation offered as an
excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner, claiming that
acted in this way because one was ordered by others (particularly
superiors) to do so.
2. (US law, by extension) An explanation offered as a defense to
criminal or wrongful behavior, claiming that one is justified in not
obeying a governmental order or a domestic law because the order or law
is itself unlawful.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nuremberg_defense>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
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--Joe Biden
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