10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 5 April:
- On this date in 1614, the wedding of American Indian princess Pocahontas and English colonist John Rolfe took place in Virginia. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, chief of the Algonquian Indian tribes. Their marriage brought temporary peace between settlers and Native Americans.
- In 1955, Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister. Anthony Eden succeeded him.
- In 1979, a band named the North London Avengers changed their name. They would become very successful under their new name: Madness.
- At 10:50 am Eastern Time on this date in 1985, 5,000 radio stations around the world dropped their usual programming for a simultaneous Good Friday broadcast of We Are The World. It was recorded by 46 US artists billed as "USA for Africa" for the Africa Relief Fund and was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
- In 1911, the Huntingdon Wych elm at Magdalen College, Oxford blew down in a snowstorm. The tree was over 4 centuries old, 142 feet high and a had trunk circumference of 27 feet. It had been the largest tree in Britain.
- Panda porn? In 2015, giant Pandas Xi Mei and Lu Lu broke the record for the longest mating session ever recorded at the Sichuan Giant Panda Research Center, lasting 18 minutes and three seconds.
- In 1910, Kissing was banned on French railways because it could cause delays.
- 5 April 2348 BC is the estimated date that Noah's Ark grounded on Mt Ararat.
- In 2013, the Queen received an honorary BAFTA award for her support of British film and television, and was also awarded the title of "most memorable Bond girl" for her appearance at the 2012 London Olympics.
- In 1982, the British Task Force set sail from Southampton for the Falkland Islands following the invasion by Argentina.
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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