10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 6 February:
- This date in 1945 saw the birth of Bob Marley, Jamaican singer, songwriter, guitarist, and activist. He was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for The Wailers. His hits include I Shot the Sheriff, No Woman, No Cry, Exodus, Could You Be Loved, Jamming, One Love and Buffalo Soldier.
- On this date in 1911, Ronald Reagan, 40th US President and former film actor was born. He was the first president to have been divorced and also broke the record for being the oldest president in office.
- Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the British throne on this date in 1952. She and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, were on tour in Kenya when they heard the news that her father, King George VI, had died. On this date in 2017 Queen Elizabeth II marked her 65th anniversary as sovereign, making her the only British monarch to commemorate a Sapphire Jubilee.
- In 1898, a copy-boy on the New York Times made a serious mathematical mistake when he calculated that tissue 14 499 would be followed by issue 15 000. Each day’s issue number was worked out by looking at the previous day’s number and adding 1, so the mistake wasn't spotted for 102 years.
- In 1961, Spurs football team captain, Danny Blanchflower, became the first person to say ‘no’ to Eamonn Andrews live on television when he refused to take part in This is Your Life.
- In 1997, Russia responded to a growing trend of child kidnapping by opening the first kick boxing school for nannies in St Petersburg.
- On this date in 1996, Crayola made its one billionth Crayon.
- A race was held on this date in 2002 in the United Arab Emirates. Human being Tom Johnson raced an endurance racehorse called Al Barraq over 50 miles across the desert. The human won by 10 seconds; however, animal welfare rules had dictated that the Horse took two meal breaks.
- At a construction site in Italy in 2007, archaeologists unearthed the skeletal remains of a couple hugging. It was decided to remove the two skeletons together, thus preserving the world's longest hug, which had begun some 5 – 6,000 years ago.
- In 1685, Charles II, King of England died of a stroke at the age of 54. His last words to his brother James were: "Don't let poor Nellie starve," - a reference to his favourite mistress Nell Gwynne, and added to his courtiers: "I am sorry, gentlemen, for being such a time a-dying."
A superhero love story:
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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