Here are ten weird and wonderful things which happened on this date:
- In 2000, a Border collie named Spot escaped from the home of his new owners in Macclesfield, and walked four miles to grave of his former master Denis Goodier at St James Church in Sutton. Spot had never been to the church before.
- In 1996 two men ventured into the Tiger enclosure in Calcutta Zoo to worship the tiger by putting a garland of Flowers round its neck. The tiger didn’t appreciate the gesture. It mauled one of them to death and seriously injured the other.
- In 1926 The first issue of The Melody Maker went on sale priced at 3d. The monthly magazine was for 'all who are interested in the production of popular Music'. The first issue featured Dance Band news, a feature on Ukuleles and how to read music by sight.
- In 1987 Macdonald's, the publisher of Enid Blyton books, announced that, due to racist connotations, it would withdraw all references to golliwogs in her Noddy stories.
- In 1869 Traffic was brought to a standstill in London when the world’s first Traffic Lights, which were lit by gas, blew up.
- The first reference to UFOs as flying saucers occurred in 1878 when farmer John Martin saw a moving disk in the sky while hunting near Denison, Texas, and used the word "saucer" to describe it.
- In 1988 a New York lottery winner finally claimed his $3 million lottery jackpot, which he’d won 45 days earlier. The winner, an accountant, said he’d waited until the New Year in order to save about $15,000 in taxes.
- A world record nobody would be keen on breaking was set in 1988 when Kively Papajohn, aged 76, finally got out of the Lift she’d been stuck in since December 28 1987. This was the record for the longest time (6 days) stuck in a lift. Luckily for her she was on her way home from grocery shopping when the lift stopped.
- In 1971 At the Ibrox Park football ground in Glasgow, 66 spectators were crushed to death when a barrier collapsed.
- Born on this date in 1920 was Isaac Asimov, science fiction writer whose novels include Foundation and Empire, Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids and Fantastic Voyage. He hated flying and said, "Not in a million years would I go into space!" He also said, “Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”
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The Power of Love
Willow believes in crystal healing, cosmic ordering and the significance of chance encounters. She believes there's a spiritual explanation for everything. Except she struggles to find a reason why she can turn herself into mist and create a wave of energy which can slam a would-be mugger into a wall. Or why the love of her life left her for a mysterious woman in sunglasses, who then disappeared without trace.
A chance encounter with Firebolt, leader of the Freedom League superhero team, in a Glastonbury coffee shop, does turn out to be significant. He offers her a new start and the chance to use her powers for good.
Servant is a Christian who has joined the Freedom League in order to use his teleporting power to serve God. He and Willow clash from the start, yet they are drawn inexorably to one another.
When Willow leaves the team abruptly for reasons unknown, Servant knows he must put her out of his mind and find a nice Christian girl to settle down with. He is about to propose to devout and straight-laced Ruth, when Willow returns and turns his entire world upside down.
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