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1458 – George of Poděbrady is chosen as the king of Bohemia.[5]
George of Kunštát and Poděbrady (23 April 1420 – 22 March 1471), also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad (Czech: Jiří z Poděbrad; German: Georg von Podiebrad), was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, however, moderate and tolerant toward the Catholic faith. His rule was marked by great efforts to preserve peace and tolerance between the Hussites and Catholics in the religiously divided Crown of Bohemia – hence his contemporary nicknames: “King of two peoples” and “Friend of peace”.
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724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan.
Empress Genshō (元正天皇, Genshō-tennō, 682 – May 22, 748) was the 44th monarch of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Her reign spanned the years 715 through 724.[3]
Genshō was the fifth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant, and the only one in the history of Japan to have inherited her title from another empress regnant rather than from a male predecessor. The four female monarchs before Genshō were Suiko, Kōgyoku, Jitō and Genmei; the three women sovereigns reigning after her were Kōken, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi.
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306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.
Adrian of Nicomedia (also known as Hadrian) or Saint Adrian (Greek: Ἁδριανὸς Νικομηδείας, romanized: Adrianos Nikomēdeias, died 4 March 306)[2] was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. After becoming a convert to Christianity with his wife Natalia (Ναταλία), Adrian was martyred at Nicomedia in Asia-Minor (Turkey).[2] Hadrian was the chief military saint of Northern Europe for many ages, second only to Saint George, and is much revered in Flanders, Germany and the north of France.
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Born On This Day
480 – Benedict of Nursia, Italian Christian saint (d. 543 or 547)
Benedict of Nursia OSB (Latin: Benedictus Nursiae; Italian: Benedetto da Norcia; 2 March AD 480 – 21 March AD 548), often known as Saint Benedict, was an Italian Christian monk, writer, and theologian who is venerated in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Communion, and Old Catholic Churches.[4] He is a patron saint of Europe.[5]
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1455 – John II of Portugal (d. 1495)[13]
John II (Portuguese: João II;[1] [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃]; 3 March 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince (Portuguese: o Príncipe Perfeito), was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for re-establishing the power of the Portuguese monarchy, reinvigorating the Portuguese economy, and renewing his country’s exploration of Africa and Asia.
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977 – Al-Musabbihi, Fatimid historian and official (d. 1030)
Al-Amīr al-Mukhtār ʿIzz al-Mulk Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abīʾl Qāsim ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbd al-Azīz al-Ḥarranī al-Musabbiḥī al-Kātib, commonly known simply as al-Musabbihi (Arabic: المصبحي) (4 March 977 – April/May 1030), was a Fatimid historian, writer and administrative official. He is known to have authored some 40,000 pages of manuscripts dealing with an array of topics, including history, psychology, law, grammar, sexology and cooking. Akhbār Miṣr, a contemporary chronicle of Egyptian history and news, was among al-Musabbihi’s well-known works. However, like the vast majority of al-Musabbihi’s works, only fragments of Akhbār Miṣr survived; most of his writings disappeared not long after his death.
Al-Musabbihi was a devout Sunni Muslim born in Fustat, where he lived most of his life and died. He was known to be loyal to the Fatimid government and maintained particularly close ties with Caliph al-Hakim (r. 996–1021). Early in his career, he served in the Fatimid military and was made a provincial governor in Upper Egypt before becoming a leading figure in the Fatimids’ central administration in Cairo.
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On this episode, I sit down with Deputy Frank Sloup with the Pinal County Sheriff’s office. He is the star and YouTube sensation of “Friday’s with Frank”. Frank is a 21 year veteran of law enforcement and specializes in traffic enforcement, apprehending impaired drivers, and is also on the regional Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team as a Sniper. We talk about everything from impaired driving, cannabis use, the militarization of law enforcement and its many misconceptions, general law enforcement topic, and show the humanity of law enforcement. Frank became an internet sensation when his department was featured on LivePD, then started it’s own division of social media to get the message of what they do out to the general public. Please email or reach out with any questions of feed back! One of Franks goals is to help educate, and sometimes that’s and the end of a pen with a traffic ticket, but more importantly by attempting to build the publics trust.
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