10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 2 May:
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This date in 1844 saw the birth of Elijah McCoy, an American inventor, who held 57 patents. Most of them were related to lubrication, but he also invented a folding ironing board and a Lawn sprinkler. The saying "the real McCoy," meaning the real thing, is said to derive from one of Elijah's inventions, a locomotive lubricator. The legend says that railway engineers, looking to avoid inferior products, would enquire if a locomotive was fitted with "the real McCoy".
On this date in 2011 Osama bin Laden, the Islamic extremist best known for the September 11 attacks on the United States was shot and killed by US Navy Seals in his hideout. Bin Laden's body was handled in accordance with Islamic practice and tradition, and buried at sea so his grave would not become a "terrorist shrine".
In 1997, Tony Blair became Britain's youngest prime minister in 185 years, at the age of 44.
In 1969, the passenger liner Queen Elizabeth II sailed from Southampton on its first voyage.
In 2009, Bob Dylan paid £16 and joined 13 other tourists on a National Trust minibus tour to John Lennon's childhood home in Woolton, Liverpool, where Lennon grew up with his aunt Mimi and uncle George. Dylan was on a day off from his European tour.
The first paid fire department was established in New York on this date in 1865.
The Inverness Courier reported the sighting of a “Strange Spectacle on Loch Ness” on this date in 1033.
In 1995, the world’s first international convention for tramps was held in Argentina.
In 2006, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, 62, was released from a New Zealand hospital after suffering "mild concussion" when he fell out of a coconut tree while on holiday in Fiji.
In 1670, the Hudson Bay Company was chartered by King Charles II, giving them ownership of "Rupert's Land," which comprises much of what is now central and western Canada.
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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