27 December

10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 27 December:

1. Johannes Kepler, German astronomer who discovered and confirmed Copernicus’s theory that the earth and planets circle the sun in elliptical orbits, was born on this date in 1571.
2. Another scientist was born on this date in 1822: Louis Pasteur, French chemist and bacteriologist who discovered that microorganisms cause fermentation and infection and developed a vaccine for rabies.
3. In 1934, the Shah of Persia declared that henceforth, Persia would be known as Iran.
4. In 1900, the New York Tribune published a review of Puccini's new opera, La Boheme. which read: "Silly and inconsequential incidents and dialogues."
5. The Admiralty survey ship HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, set out from Plymouth on this date in 1831, on a scientific voyage around the world, which led to Darwin writing his Origin Of Species.
6. Queen's A Day At The Races album was released on this date in 1976.
7. In 1683, William Penn acquitted two witches saying there was no law against riding on broomsticks and they had every right to do so.
8. On this date in 1986 Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines, became the third woman to be named TIME magazine’s Man of the Year. The only other women to receive that honour previously were Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 and the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Warfield Simpson, in 1936.
9. In 1871, the World's first Cat Show was held at Crystal Palace in London.
10. The worst ever English avalanche killed 8 people in Lewes, Sussex on this date in 1836. A pub was later built on the site. It is called The Snow Drop Inn.

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A Superhero love story.

Sent away to school to get her away from undesirable company, Agnes finds herself homesick and lonely. A brief connection with Jason Warner leads to the teenage crush to end all teenage crushes. Jason is barely aware Agnes exists, but she plans her whole future around him.

It is only when they meet again as adults that the connection becomes mutual; but before it can develop, Jason makes a discovery which rocks his entire world. He needs time alone, away from everyone, including Agnes. When Jason is finally ready to go back to his old life, Agnes has moved on and he cannot find her.

Agnes is now a single parent to the remarkable Seraphina. The Power League want to harness Seraphina's powers for evil before the Freedom League become aware of her. Agnes has no idea her new colleague and friend is a supervillain with his own agenda, and his willingness to babysit is not as innocent as she thinks. As Incendio starts teaching Seraphina to use her powers, the Freedom League intervene. Little do they know that they have found one of their own.

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