10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 26 May:
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Today has been a good day for film star birthdays. Born this date in 1886 was Al Jolson, whose songs include The Anniversary Song, You Made Me Love You, Swanee, Mammy, and April Showers. He starred in The Jazz Singer in 1927, the first film with sound. Born in 1893 was Norma Talmadge, American silent film actress whose films include Sign on Door, Camille and The Eternal Flame. She was the first celebrity to leave her footprint in the concrete outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater, when she stepped into wet cement by accident. In 1907, along came Marion Robert Morrison, American actor famous for his roles in Westerns under the stage name of John Wayne. His films include Stagecoach, True Grit and The Alamo. He got the nickname "Duke" as a child after his Airedale dog. In 1913 Peter Cushing, actor whose films include Dracula, Star Wars, Dr Who, Hound of the Baskervilles and The Curse of Frankenstein was born.
In 1999, Manchester United became the first British Football club to win the European Cup for 15 years, beating Bayern Munich 2-1 in Barcelona.
The New Globe Theatre in London opened with its first performance on this date in 2000. It was pouring with rain that day. The play being performed was The Tempest.
In 1989, in an effort to illustrate the power of Radio, over 8,000 American radio stations went silent for 30 seconds at 7:42am. However, the average listener has an attention span of just 6.9 seconds, so no one noticed.
In 1966, The Beatles recorded Yellow Submarine at Abbey Road studios in London. The track features John Lennon blowing bubbles in a bucket of water, shouting "Full speed ahead Mister Captain!"
In 1996, Eric Clapton's house caught Fire. The blaze caused over one and a half million pounds worth of damage. Firemen arrived on the scene to find Clapton braving the flames to save his collection of Guitars.
In 1977, The human fly, George H. Willig, scaled the outside of the South Tower of New York's World Trade Center; he was arrested at the top of the 110-story building after climbing for 3½ hours. He was charged with criminal trespassing and reckless endangerment. He was fined one cent for each story he climbed, a total of $1.10.
(Who Moved My Cheese?) In 1997 at the Cheese rolling at Coopers Hill Glos. 18 people were injured, including a man who fell 100 feet. Steve Brain won, but his prize cheese was stolen while he was receiving first aid.
In 1998, at the Westfield Shopping Centre in New South Wales, Australia, Suresh Joachim spent 145 hours 57 minutes riding the Escalators, beginning today, covering a distance of 225.44 kilometers or 140 miles, earning him the record for the World’s longest escalator ride.
In 2001 Disc jockey Glen Jones, set a new DJ endurance record of 73 hours beating British DJ Greg Daines by 1 minute. He was allowed a short break every 8 hours, and was required to talk every minute to prove was still awake. The song he played to finish up? My Way by Frank Sinatra.
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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