Love, Inc. is an American television sitcom that originally aired for one season on United Paramount Network (UPN) from September 2005 to May 2006. Although it was developed as a vehicle and sitcom debut for Shannen Doherty, the series instead featured an ensemble cast led by Busy Philipps, Vince Vieluf, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Ion Overman, and Holly Robinson Peete (pictured) as five matchmakers working at a dating agency. It suffered from low viewership despite its high ratings among young Hispanic women; it was canceled following UPN's merger with The WB to launch The CW in 2006. The cancellations of this and other black sitcoms were criticized for reducing representation of African-American characters and reducing the number of roles for African-American actors on television. Critical response to Love, Inc. was mixed: some praised its multi-ethnic cast, while others felt that the storylines and characters were unoriginal and that Philipps' portrayal of her character was unsympathetic. (
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Fourteen-year-old Edward III (pictured as adult) became King of England, but the country was ruled by his mother, Queen Isabella, and her lover, Roger Mortimer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England
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The First Peace of Thorn was signed, ending the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian%E2%80%93Teutonic_War
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Senegal and the Gambia formed the Senegambia Confederation to promote cooperation between the two countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegambia_Confederation
2003:
All seven crew members aboard Space Shuttle Columbia were killed when the orbiter disintegrated over Texas during reentry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster
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