10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 16 April:
- This date in 1867 saw the birth of Wilbur Wright, US aviation pioneer who, with his younger brother Orville, developed the first real powered aircraft while running their cycle business in Dayton.
- In 1943, chemist Albert Hoffman took the first LSD trip as a tiny amount of lysergic acid diethylamide accidentally seeped through the skin of his finger. He'd created the compound in his laboratory back 1938 but found no use for it. He recorded his experiences.
- The first stock-car race meeting was held in Britain, at the Old Kent Road stadium, London, on this date in 1954.
- In 1912, writer and photographer Harriet Quimby became the first woman to pilot a plane across the English Channel. She flew her monoplane through dense fog without the use of a compass.
- Then, in 1964, American Geraldine Mock became the first woman to fly solo round the world.
- In 2019, Starbucks opened its first store in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.
- This date in 1998 was comedian Spike Milligan’s 80th birthday. He wanted to perform a skydive to celebrate, but his doctor vetoed it.
- In 1993, a man in Monmouth, Illinois told a judge his wife could come back home and cook for him while she was out on bail awaiting trial for... trying to poison him.
- In 1997 Perth, Australia, one Jeff Pearce convicted of assault because he chewed Garlic and breathed on a policeman in attempt to get rid of him when stopped for drunk driving.
- In 1800, a couple in Harbourg were killed by Lightning while dancing the Waltz.
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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