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'''1990''' was a [[year]]. | |||
==Events== | |||
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On [[1 January]], [[human]]ity subconsciously realised that there had been temporal discrepancies in the last two decades. [[Amara Essy]], president of the [[United Nations Security Council]], attended a secret briefing with [[Brigadier]]s [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[Charles Crichton]] in [[Geneva]] to establish a [[dating protocol]] for the [[1970s]] and [[1980s]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Enfolded Time (short story)}}) | |||
On [[17 January]], [[Ed Morgan]] was released from a [[Asylum (hospital)|mental asylum]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Ghost Machine (TV story)}}) | |||
On [[14 February]], [[Owen Harper]]'s tenth birthday, his mother declared that she did not have to like him, only love him. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Adam (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[June]], free democratic elections were held in [[Czechoslovakia]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Broken Man (comic story)}}) | |||
At 6:00pm on [[27 September]], [[Elizabeth Klein]] met with her assistant [[Will Arrowsmith]] in the [[Huntsman Pub]] in [[London]] to talk about possibly moving him out of field work and into office work at [[UNIT]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] then arrived, and forced Klein on a trip to [[Germany]] in [[May]] [[1945]]. Will, disobeying her orders to stay away, accidentally ended up stowing away in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and joining them. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Persuasion (audio story)}}) | |||
On [[12 November]], [[Tim Berners-Lee]] published his proposal for a "[[World Wide Web|WorldWideWeb]]", which he envisioned as a less [[evil]] version of [[WOTAN]]'s [[plan]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) | |||
On [[24 December]], [[Linda Grainger]] was dumped by her boyfriend in the [[White Rabbit (London)|White Rabbit]] in [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|She Won't Be Home (short story)}}) | |||
===Undated=== | |||
The [[Llanfairfach]] coal mine was converted into a tourist attraction. A [[giant maggot]] was unearthed during the process. It was taken and stored at the [[Leamington Spa Lifeboat Museum]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Security Bot (video game)}}) | |||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] attended a [[Barry Manilow]] concert in [[Madison Square Garden]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Forever Autumn (novel)}}) | |||
[[West Germany (football team)|West Germany]] won the [[1990 World Cup]] [[1990 World Cup Final|Final]], led by coach and former star player [[Franz Beckenbauer]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Extra Time (novel)}}) | |||
A member of [[Faction Paradox]] known as [[Jamie (Office Politics)|Jamie]] became stranded in [[Stevenage]]. He attempted to get back to the [[Eleven-Day Empire]] by infiltrating a consumer finance office, merging his colleagues into a [[Matryoska Gestalt]], and sacrificing the gestalt to tear a hole in space-time. Everything went almost entirely to plan, but he was overpowered by the gestalt and it survived. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Office Politics (short story)}}) | |||
[[Paul Magrs (in-universe)|Paul Magrs]] started going out with [[Paul Magrs' boyfriend|his first boyfriend]] in 1990. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Story of Fester Cat (novel)}}) | |||
==Births and deaths== | |||
===Dated=== | |||
In [[September]], [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] was born to [[Kate Stewart|Kate Lethbridge-Stewart]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Downtime (home video)}}) | |||
===Undated=== | |||
According to one account, the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s companion [[Heather McCrimmon]] was born in [[Scotland]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Chromosome Connection (comic story)}}) Another account dated her birth to [[1992]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|We Will Rock You (comic story)}}) | |||
Child genius [[Luke Rattigan]] was born in the [[United States of America]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Benedict Summerfield I]] was born. He was a distant ancestor of the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s companion [[Bernice Summerfield]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dead Romance (novel)}}) | |||
[[Conall Lethbridge-Stewart|Conall Wilson]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Enfolded Time (short story)}}) | |||
==Other== | |||
[[New York City]]'s total population was 7,322,554. 2,032,531 of whom were foreign-born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Gathering (TV story)}}) | |||
[[ArcHivist]] [[Hegelia]] suggested that the [[CyberNomad]]s had spent roughly two hundred [[year]]s, from around 1990 to [[2190]], proliferating throughout [[Mutter's Spiral]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Cyber Nomads (audio story)}}) | |||
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1990 was a year.
Events
Dated
On 1 January, humanity subconsciously realised that there had been temporal discrepancies in the last two decades. Amara Essy, president of the United Nations Security Council, attended a secret briefing with Brigadiers Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and Charles Crichton in Geneva to establish a dating protocol for the 1970s and 1980s. (PROSE: The Enfolded Time [+]Loading...["The Enfolded Time (short story)"])
On 17 January, Ed Morgan was released from a mental asylum. (TV: Ghost Machine [+]Loading...["Ghost Machine (TV story)"])
On 14 February, Owen Harper's tenth birthday, his mother declared that she did not have to like him, only love him. (TV: Adam [+]Loading...["Adam (TV story)"])
In June, free democratic elections were held in Czechoslovakia. (COMIC: The Broken Man [+]Loading...["The Broken Man (comic story)"])
At 6:00pm on 27 September, Elizabeth Klein met with her assistant Will Arrowsmith in the Huntsman Pub in London to talk about possibly moving him out of field work and into office work at UNIT. The Seventh Doctor then arrived, and forced Klein on a trip to Germany in May 1945. Will, disobeying her orders to stay away, accidentally ended up stowing away in the TARDIS and joining them. (AUDIO: Persuasion [+]Loading...["Persuasion (audio story)"])
On 12 November, Tim Berners-Lee published his proposal for a "WorldWideWeb", which he envisioned as a less evil version of WOTAN's plan. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
On 24 December, Linda Grainger was dumped by her boyfriend in the White Rabbit in London. (PROSE: She Won't Be Home [+]Loading...["She Won't Be Home (short story)"])
Undated
The Llanfairfach coal mine was converted into a tourist attraction. A giant maggot was unearthed during the process. It was taken and stored at the Leamington Spa Lifeboat Museum. (GAME: Security Bot [+]Loading...["Security Bot (video game)"])
The Tenth Doctor attended a Barry Manilow concert in Madison Square Garden. (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"])
West Germany won the 1990 World Cup Final, led by coach and former star player Franz Beckenbauer. (PROSE: Extra Time [+]Loading...["Extra Time (novel)"])
A member of Faction Paradox known as Jamie became stranded in Stevenage. He attempted to get back to the Eleven-Day Empire by infiltrating a consumer finance office, merging his colleagues into a Matryoska Gestalt, and sacrificing the gestalt to tear a hole in space-time. Everything went almost entirely to plan, but he was overpowered by the gestalt and it survived. (PROSE: Office Politics [+]Loading...["Office Politics (short story)"])
Paul Magrs started going out with his first boyfriend in 1990. (PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat [+]Loading...["The Story of Fester Cat (novel)"])
Births and deaths
Dated
In September, Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart was born to Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. (HOMEVID: Downtime [+]Loading...["Downtime (home video)"])
Undated
According to one account, the Tenth Doctor's companion Heather McCrimmon was born in Scotland. (COMIC: The Chromosome Connection [+]Loading...["The Chromosome Connection (comic story)"]) Another account dated her birth to 1992. (COMIC: We Will Rock You [+]Loading...["We Will Rock You (comic story)"])
Child genius Luke Rattigan was born in the United States of America. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem [+]Loading...["The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)"])
Benedict Summerfield I was born. He was a distant ancestor of the Seventh Doctor's companion Bernice Summerfield. (PROSE: Dead Romance [+]Loading...["Dead Romance (novel)"])
Conall Wilson was born. (PROSE: The Enfolded Time [+]Loading...["The Enfolded Time (short story)"])
Other
New York City's total population was 7,322,554. 2,032,531 of whom were foreign-born. (TV: The Gathering [+]Loading...["The Gathering (TV story)"])
ArcHivist Hegelia suggested that the CyberNomads had spent roughly two hundred years, from around 1990 to 2190, proliferating throughout Mutter's Spiral. (AUDIO: The Cyber Nomads [+]Loading...["The Cyber Nomads (audio story)"])
