2 April

 10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 2 April:

1. In 1976, a Parisian man committed suicide by balancing a Piano against a plank, lying on his bed and making the instrument fall so that it crushed his head.
2. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida. His landing site would become the city of St. Augustine. He claimed the land for the King of Spain.
3. In 1917, Jeannette Rankin became the first female member of US House of Representatives. She was the only member to vote against US entry into both World Wars.
4. In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson published their paper, A structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid, Nature, Apr 2, which established the nature of DNA.
5. In 2018, astronomers reported the discovery of MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1, nicknamed Icarus, the farthest known star at 9 billion light-years away.
6. On this date in 1977, Charlotte Brew, on Barony Fort, became the first woman to ride in a Grand National. Sadly, she fell at the 27th fence. The race was won by Red Rum, who thus became the only horse ever to win the Grand National three times.
7. In 1865, President Lincoln dreamed of his own assassination less than two weeks before it happened.
8. In 1801, the British Fleet with Nelson on board the Elephant, engaged the Danish Fleet in the Battle of Copenhagen. When Admiral Parker signalled to Nelson to end the attack, Nelson put the telescope to his blind eye, declared he could see no such order and continued fighting until the Danish Fleet were beaten.
9. In 1977, Monsieur Mangetout finished eating a whole Bicycle. It had taken him 16 days.
10. In 1980 Toshiaki Shirai and Yukiki Nagata of Tokyo set the world underwater Kissing record of 2 minutes and 18 seconds.

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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