10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 10 May:
On this date in 1940, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned, and Winston Churchill formed a new wartime government, saying: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
This date in 1899 saw the birth of Frederick Austerlitz, better known by his stage name of Fred Astaire. He started dancing at four when his mother enrolled him in ballet class. His acting career spanned 76 years, during which he made 31 films including The Gay Divorcee, Easter Parade Daddy Long Legs, Funny Face and Finian’s Rainbow. He is particularly associated with Ginger Rogers, with whom he made ten films. He said, "I don't make love by kissing, I make love by dancing."
In 1994, Nelson Mandela took the oath of office to become South Africa's first black president.
In 2011, women in Qatar were allowed to vote for the first time in municipal elections.
In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released Rock Around the Clock, initially described as a ‘Foxtrot’. It became the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the US charts.
In 1969, The Turtles gave a special performance at the White House as guests of Tricia Nixon. Stories circulate concerning members of the group allegedly snorted cocaine on Abraham Lincoln's desk, and that Mark Volman fell off the stage 5 times. Were these two incidents related, I wonder?
In 1508, Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. He completed the commission in 1512.
This date has been a significant one for paper Money. In 1775 US Continental Congress issued paper currency for the first time, and in 1811, paper money became legal tender in Britain for the first time.
This night in 1941 was the worst night of the London Blitz. 550 German bombers dropped 100,000 incendiaries on the city. More than 1,400 people were killed. The House of Commons was hit and Holborn Theatre destroyed.
In 1973, columnist Joyce Hagelthorn reported in the Michigan Press the strange experience of one Laura Jean Daniels. Miss Daniels was out walking late one moonlit night. She looked at the moon, then back at her surroundings, but found herself in another place. She could smell the heavy scent of rose and honeysuckle in the air, and saw a thatched cottage where two lovers in old-fashioned clothes were embracing. Soon she found herself back in her own street. No satisfactory explanation of her experience has been forthcoming.
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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