FYI February 01, 2020

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On This Day

1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.[1]

Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was king of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death. He was the seventh king of the House of Plantagenet. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His long reign of 50 years was the second-longest in medieval England (after that of his great-grandfather Henry III) and saw vital developments in legislation and government, in particular the evolution of the English Parliament, as well as the ravages of the Black Death.

Edward was crowned at age fourteen after his father was deposed by his mother, Isabella of France, and her lover Roger Mortimer. At age seventeen he led a successful coup d’état against Mortimer, the de facto ruler of the country, and began his personal reign. After a successful campaign in Scotland he declared himself rightful heir to the French throne in 1337. This started what became known as the Hundred Years’ War.[1] Following some initial setbacks, this first phase of the war went exceptionally well for England; victories at Crécy and Poitiers led to the highly favourable Treaty of Brétigny, in which England made territorial gains, and Edward renounced his claim to the French throne. This phase would become known as the Edwardian War. Edward’s later years were marked by international failure and domestic strife, largely as a result of his inactivity and poor health.

Edward III was a temperamental man but capable of unusual clemency. He was in many ways a conventional king whose main interest was warfare. Admired in his own time and for centuries after, Edward was denounced as an irresponsible adventurer by later Whig historians such as William Stubbs, but modern historians credit him with some significant achievements.[2][3]

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Born On This Day

1866 – Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (d. 1924)
Agda Meyerson (1 February 1866 – 27 December 1924) was a Swedish nurse who became an activist to improve the education, pay and working conditions of her profession. She served as vice chair of the Swedish Nursing Association [sv] in 1910 and on the board of numerous nursing facilities. She is recognized as one of the pioneers of the profession in Sweden.

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FYI

By Associated Press, NBC News: Bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark dies at age 92 Her tales of women beating the odds made her one of the world’s most popular writers.
 
 
Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark[1] (December 24, 1927 – January 31, 2020),[2] known professionally as Mary Higgins Clark, was an American author of suspense novels. Each of her 51 books was a bestseller in the United States and various European countries, and all of her novels remained in print as of 2015, with her debut suspense novel, Where Are the Children?, in its seventy-fifth printing.

Higgins Clark began writing at an early age. After several years working as a secretary and copy editor, she spent a year as a stewardess for Pan-American Airlines before leaving her job to marry and start a family. She supplemented the family’s income by writing short stories. After her husband died in 1964, Higgins Clark worked for many years writing four-minute radio scripts until her agent persuaded her to try writing novels. Her debut novel, a fictionalized account of the life of George Washington, did not sell well, and she decided to exploit her love of mystery/suspense novels. Her suspense novels became very popular, and have sold more than 100 million copies in the United States alone.[3] Her daughter Carol Higgins Clark and former daughter-in-law Mary Jane Clark, are also writers.

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By Tyler Kingkade, NBC News: School tip lines were meant to stop shootings, but uncovered a teen suicide crisis Police say the anonymous reporting systems have helped them save the lives of suicidal teens.
 
 
 
 
By Amber Bauman, Engadget: A look back at the triumphs and stumbles of the original Kindle Readers weigh in on Amazon’s first e-reader, thirteen years later.
 
 
 
 
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Recipes

The Food Network: Game-Day Cocktail Recipes
 
 
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My Recipe Treasures: Super Bowl Party Dip
 
 
Little House Big Alaska: Homemade Spanakopita Recipe
 
 
A Taste of Alaska: Lemon Chicken
 
 
Betty Crocker Kitchens: 24 Recipes Your Slow Cooker Was Made to Make
 
 
Betty Crocker Kitchens: Slow-Cooker Recipes You’ll Make Again & Again
 
 
My Recipe Treasures: Velvety Red Velvet Cake
 
 
Ree Drummond, The Food Network: Knock-You-Naked Brownies