989: Hetepheres I Ancient Egyptian Queen Born: Before c. 2613 BC, Ancient Egypt Died: Most Likely After 2589 BC, Ancient Egypt One of her titles was “Daughter of God.” Hetepheres was the wife of Pharaoh Snefru and was a member of the royal family during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty (c.2575-c.2465 BC). The fourth dynasty is best…
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987) Neferneferuaten Tasherit
Neferneferuaten and Her Sister Neferneferure 987: Neferneferuaten Tasherit Fourth Born of Nefertiti and Akhenaten’s Daughters Born: c.1344 BC, Akhetaten, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Amarna, Egypt) Died: Before c. 1333 BC, Possibly Akhetaten, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Amarna, Egypt) Also Known As: Neferneferuaten The Younger Her name has been translated as “Most Beautiful one of Aten, younger,” or…
986) Setepenre
Photo courtesy of Setepenre’s Wikipedia Article The carving depicts Setepenre (left) with Neferneferure and Neferneferuaten Tasherit 986: Setepenre Sixth Born of Nefertiti and Akhenaten’s Daughters Born: c.1343, Akhetaten, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Amarna, Egypt) Died: c. 1338, Akhetaten, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Amarna, Egypt) Also Spelled: Sotepenre It is believed Setepenre was born between the ninth and…
985) Neferneferure
985: Neferneferure Fifth Born of Nefertiti and Akhenaten’s Daughters Born: c.1344, Akhetaten, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Amarna, Egypt) Died: c. 1339, Akhetaten, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Amarna, Egypt) Her name has been translated as “Most Beautiful One of Re,” or “Beautiful are the Beauties of Re.” It is believed Neferneferure was born around the eighth year of…
984) Meketaten
Meketaten situated on her mother, Nefertiti’s lap 984: Meketaten Second Born of Nefertiti and Akhenaten’s Daughters Born: c.1348 BC, Thebes, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Luxor, Egypt) Died: c.1338 BC, Akhetaten, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Amarna, Egypt) Her name has been translated as either “Behold the Aten” or “Protected by Aten.” For more information about the Aten and…
Adamsville and Butte View Cemeteries (Florence, Arizona)
In October of 2020, I casually purchased a copy of Graveyards of the Wild West: Arizona by Heather L Moulton and Susan Tatterson from my local Barnes and Noble. After thumbing through the book, my mother and I decided it would be fun to take several road trips around our state to visit these Old…
988) Frederika von Riedesel
“I was an eyewitness of the whole affair [the Battle of Saratoga]…. I knew my husband was in the midst of it…. I shivered at every shot.” 988: Baroness Frederika von Riedesel Accompanied Her Husband During the Revolutionary War and Later Wrote a Book of Her Recollections Born: 11 July 1746, Brandenberg, Kingdom of Prussia…
983) Thea Christiansen Foss
“The law imprinted in all men’s hearts is to love one another. I will look to the whole world as my Country and all men as my brothers. We are made for cooperation and to act against one another is to act contrary to nature.” 983: Thea Christiansen Foss Founder of Foss Launch Company, Arguably…
982) Juanita Brooks
“This study is not designed either to smear or to clear any individual; its purpose is to present the truth. I feel sure that nothing but the truth can be good enough for the church to which I belong.” 982: Juanita Brooks Uncovered the truth of the Mountain Meadows Massacre Born: 15 January 1898, Bunkerville,…
981) Reva Beck Bosone
“The job should be done, whether the required course of action is popular or not. The biggest need in politics and government today is for people of integrity and courage, who will do what they believe is right and not worry about the political consequences to themselves.” 981: Reva Beck Bosone The First Woman Elected…