FYI March 27 & 28, 2020

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On This Day

1884 – A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
The Cincinnati riots of 1884, also known as the Cincinnati Courthouse riots, were caused by public outrage over the decision of a jury to return a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder. A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, attempted to find and lynch the perpetrator. In the violence that followed over the next few days, more than 50 people died and the courthouse was destroyed. It was one of the most destructive riots in American history.[1]

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1968 – Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students.
Edson Luís de Lima Souto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛdʒsõ luˈiʒ dʒi ˈlimɐ sowtu]; February 24, 1950 – March 28, 1968) was a Brazilian teenage student killed by the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro after a confrontation in the restaurant Calabouço (IPA: [ˌkalɐˈbowsu]), in downtown Rio de Janeiro. Edson was one of the first students to be killed by the Brazilian military government, and the aftermath of his death marked the beginning of a turbulent year for the regime, which ended with the enactment of AI-5, a decree restricting most of the basic human rights guarantees.

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Born On This Day

1724 – Jane Colden, American botanist and author (d. 1766)
Jane Colden (March 27, 1724 – March 10, 1766) was an American botanist,[2]:53–4 described as the “first botanist of her sex in her country” by Asa Gray in 1843. Although not acknowledged in botanical publications, she wrote a number of letters resulting in botanist John Ellis writing to Carl Linnaeus of her work applying the Linnaean system of plant identification to American flora, “she deserves to be celebrated”.[2]:54 Contemporary scholarship maintains that she was the first female botanist working in America. She was regarded as a respected botanist by many prominent botanists such as: John Bartram, Peter Collinson, Alexander Garden, and Carl Linnaeus. Colden is most famous for her manuscript without a title, in which she describes the flora of the New York area, and draws ink drawings of 340 different species of them.

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1743 – Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova, Russian academic and politician (d. 1810)

Princess Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova (Russian: Екатери́на Рома́новна Воронцо́ва-Да́шкова;[1] 28 March [17 March O.S.] 1743[note 1] – 15 January [4 January O.S.] 1810[3]) was the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great and a major figure of the Russian Enlightenment. She was part of a coup d’etat that placed Catherine on the throne. Vorontsova-Dashkova was the first woman in the world to head a national academy of sciences and helped found the Russian Academy. She also published prolifically, with original and translated works on many subjects.[4]

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FYI

Open Culture: Watch a Sweet Film Adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Story, “Long Walk to Forever”
The simple tale, published, as noted, by Ladies Home Journal in 1960, bears a lot of similarities to events of Vonnegut’s own life. After WWII, having survived the bombing of Dresden as a POW, he made his way back to Indianapolis, and invited Jane Cox, the friend he’d known since kindergarten, who was engaged to another man, to take a walk, during which he suggested she should marry him instead.

 
 
Open Culture: The National Emergency Library Makes 1.5 Million Books Free to Read Right Now and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Old Motor: Four Fun Friday Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 248 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Literary Hub: Lit Hub Weekly: March 23 – 27, 2020
 
 
 
 
The Passive Voice, From The Legal Information Institute:: Sovereign immunity and more ->

 
 
 
 
Kathryn’s Report: Loss of Control in Flight: Cessna 525 CitationJet, N525P; fatal accident occurred April 15, 2018 in Crozet, Albemarle County, Virginia and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Joseph Giglio, The Patriot Ledger: COLUMN / JOSEPH GIGLIO: COVID-19 is another gift from the Chinese Community Party
 
 
 
 

AK on the Go: How Will Your Garden Grow?
 
 
 
 
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Recipes

A Taste of Alaska: The New Life as We Know It and Raspberry Vodka Fizz
 
 
Little House Big Alaska: Multigrain Bread Recipes
 
 
By Carolilne Stanko, A Taste of Home: 100 Pantry Staples You Can Make at Home
 
 
My Recipe Treasures: Microwave Chicken a la King
 
 
Food Network Kitchen: Top Meatloaf Recipes Make a classic comfort food — meatloaf — for dinner tonight with one of Food Network’s top variations that use everything from classic ground beef to light and better-for-you turkey.
 
 
Koti Beth Designs: 49 Make Ahead Freezer Meals
 
 
By Kelli Foster, The Kitchn: 0 Super-Simple Dinner Recipes for New Cooks