10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 29 May:
In 1993 Cecile Le Doc, previously described as "a docile woman", beat her husband to death with their 18lb turtle, Henri, after a row which woke the occupants of their entire block of flats in Nice, France.
In 1660, on his 30th birthday, Charles II arrived in London to be restored as King of England after the Puritan Commonwealth.
On this date in 1913, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring choreographed by Nijinsky, opened in Paris. Some of the audience took umbrage at its sensuality and the disturbing music and complained loudly. The rest the audience were enjoying the performance, and tried to shut them up. Police were called to quell the resulting riot in the theatre. The worst offenders were ejected, but fighting continued throughout the performance. The producers of the show deemed it a great success.
The first episode of The Archers was broadcast on BBC Radio on this date in 1950.
1953 Edmund Hillary and his guides became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was first. Of their activity at the summit, Hillary said, “We made seats for ourselves in the snow, and sitting there in reasonable comfort we ate with relish a bar of mintcake.” Tenzing Norgay didn't know his exact date of birth, only that it was in late May 1914. After his ascent of Everest, he decided to celebrate his birthday on 29 May from that day onwards.
59 years later, climbing Everest had become less of an achievement. In this date in 2012, more than 150 runners completed the world's highest marathon on Mount Everest.
In 1982, Pope Paul II became the first Pope in 450 years to visit Britain, and the first to pray side by side with the Archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral.
In 1912, 15 young women were fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing the "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break.
In 1977, Nigel Short, aged 11, qualified as the youngest ever competitor in a national Chess championship.
In 1988, the world's longest scarf was completed. It was 20 miles and 13 feet long.
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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