10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 26 March:
- Born this date in 1874 was the American poet, Robert Frost. His poems include The Road Not Taken. He wrote, "Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in."
- Born on this date in 1904 was Joseph Campbell, another American writer whose specialist subjects were mythology and comparative religion. His books include The Hero With a Thousand Faces. It was he who introduced the world to "The Hero's journey". He wrote: "The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."
- Drivers in Britain may well curse this date. In 1934, Driving Tests were introduced, and in 1958 the first parking tickets were issued.
- In 1859 Lescarbault, a French amateur astronomer, saw a black spot on the Sun which looked to him like a planet in transit. Astronomers assumed it was an undiscovered planet and called it Vulcan. However, nobody could ever find the planet Vulcan, and eventually concluded that Lescarbault had probably seen an Asteroid.
- Talking of asteroids, the first known ringed asteroid, 10199 Chariklo, was discovered on this date in 2014.
- In 1694, The Bank of England was incorporated.
- In 1973, the first woman stockbroker, Mrs Susan Shaw, set foot on the floor of the London Stock Exchange; ending 171 years of male domination.
- The Battle of Buironfosse, the first engagement between France and England in the Hundred Years War was supposed to take place on this date in 1339; but the battle was called off when a frightened Rabbit scampered between the two armies and soldiers on both sides fell about laughing.
- In 1995, a Gloucester man was charged with criminal damage after he shot his old Ford Sierra seven times with a shotgun. Trying to outdo John Cleese in Fawlty Towers?
- In 1937, a 6 foot concrete statue of the cartoon character Popeye was unveiled during the Second Annual Spinach Festival in Crystal City, Texas.
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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