10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 4 June:
- This date in 1738 saw the birth of George III, King of Great Britain, third monarch of the House of Hanover, and the first Hanover to be born in Britain and speak English as his first language. The American War of Independence occurred during his reign. He was the mad one, going insane in 1811. Madness didn't dent his popularity. He was one of the most popular monarchs of Britain. He ruled for 60 years and his birthday was celebrated as a holiday all over the Empire.
- In fact, it was to celebrate his birthday in 1789 that the first play in the New South Wales colony, The Recruiting Officer, was performed.
- Around 300 years later in 2012, Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee was in full swing, and a Concert, organised by former member of Take That, Gary Barlow, was held outside Buckingham Palace.
- In 1781, James Lawrence, US Navy Commander, lost his life during the War of 1812. He was commander of the USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against the British ship HMS Shannon (commanded by Philip Broke). Lawrence is probably best known today for his dying command "Don't give up the ship!", which is still a popular naval battle cry.
- According to tradition, this date in 1070 was the day that Roquefort cheese was first made. In Roquefort, France, a young shepherd, eating his lunch, spotted a girl he liked the look of. He stashed his lunch in a nearby cave and set off to try and meet her. After several days, he returned to his abandoned lunch. The cheese had gone mouldy but he was so hungry after his unsuccessful attempts to find the girl that he at it anyway, and it turned out to be delicious.
- The first Trooping of the Colour ceremony took place at the Horse Guards Parade, London on this date in 1805.
- In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers launched the first Hot air balloon, on this occasion unmanned. Exactly a year later, in 1784, the French Opera singer Marie Thible became the first woman to fly as a passenger in one. Accompanied by a pilot, she sang an aria from the balloon as it flew over Lyons, France.
- In 1913, suffragette Emily Davison threw herself in front of the King’s horse, Amner, at the Epsom Derby and was seriously injured as the horse fell and rolled over her. She died of her injuries four days later.
- The first supermarket trolleys were wheeled out in a supermarket in Oklahoma on this date in 1937.
- A pair of Turtles allegedly saved a woman's life on this date in 1974. Mrs Candelaria Villanueva, aged 52, had been in the sea with a life-jacket for over twelve hours after her ship, the Aloha, sank 600 miles south of Manila, Philippines. A giant sea turtle appeared beneath her and supported her until the navy vessel Kalantia arrived to rescue her. A smaller turtle climbed on her back and bit her every time she started falling asleep and was in danger of submerging her head in the water. After the rescue, the bigger turtle circled the area twice before taking off.
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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