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'''1928''' was a [[year]].
== Events ==
== Events ==
=== Dated ===
On [[27 July]], the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] met [[Edward Grainger]] near [[Mount Lishan]] in [[China]]. The Doctor mentioned several other events that took place on this date: [[Mickey Mouse]]'s first appearance, women receiving the vote and [[Tich Freeman]]'s accomplishment in [[cricket]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Falling from Xi'an (short story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Disney Time (TV story)}})
On [[14 August]], the [[Tahnn]] wiped out the English town of [[Little Cadthorpe]] while searching for the [[Weave]], leaving [[Oliver Marks]] as the only survivor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Glamour Chase (novel)}})
=== Undated ===
''[[Temporal Mechanics]]'' published the first formulation of the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)}})
[[Ernest Hemingway]] settled in [[Key West]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] tried to take [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] to Key West at some later moment to have drinks with "Ernie", but ended up in [[Haiti]] in [[1915]] instead. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Darkness (novel)}})
[[Goronwy]] set down some [[hibiscus blossom]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)}})
[[File:The Three Families.jpg|left|thumb|The leaders of (from left) the [[Frines]], [[Costerdane]], and [[Ablemarch]] [[The Three Families|families]] make a deal over [[Jack Harkness]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Immortal Sins (TV story)}})]]
[[Angelo Colasanto]] was released from [[Sing Sing Prison|prison]] and was shocked to see [[Jack Harkness]] alive. He stabbed him, believing him to be [[Satan|the Devil]]. Eventually Jack was locked away at a butcher's shop, where more witnesses of his miraculous recovery called him the Devil and tried to kill him. Eventually, Angelo released Jack, wanting to accompany him to [[Los Angeles]] but Jack left, leaving his old life behind once more. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Immortal Sins (TV story)}})
[[Alexander Fleming]] discovered [[penicillin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Sirens of Time (audio story)}})


* [[The Doctor]] learns Dame [[Nellie Melba]]'s party piece of shattering glass by reaching a high singing note ("[[The Power of Kroll]]").
The [[Eighth Doctor]] landed in [[Crickhowell]], [[Wales]], tracking a [[Velderon]] distress signal. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Far from Home (short story)}})


* ''[[Temporal Mechanics]]'' publishes the first formulation of the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]] ("[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]").
While in a [[bubble prison]], [[Iris Wildthyme]] imagined attending a party in [[London]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Whatever Happened to Iris Wildthyme? (audio story)}})


== Births and deaths ==
[[James Stevens]]' mother was born in [[New Zealand]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})


== Other ==
The Fifth Doctor owned a 1928 edition of ''[[Wisden Almanack]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Phantasmagoria (audio story)}})


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Latest revision as of 03:18, 22 October 2024

1928 in

the DWU • vital statistics

Timeline for 1928
20th century | 1920s

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1928 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 27 July, the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka and Turlough met Edward Grainger near Mount Lishan in China. The Doctor mentioned several other events that took place on this date: Mickey Mouse's first appearance, women receiving the vote and Tich Freeman's accomplishment in cricket. (PROSE: Falling from Xi'an [+]Loading...["Falling from Xi'an (short story)"], TV: Disney Time [+]Loading...["Disney Time (TV story)"])

On 14 August, the Tahnn wiped out the English town of Little Cadthorpe while searching for the Weave, leaving Oliver Marks as the only survivor. (PROSE: The Glamour Chase [+]Loading...["The Glamour Chase (novel)"])

Undated

Temporal Mechanics published the first formulation of the Blinovitch Limitation Effect. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)"])

Ernest Hemingway settled in Key West. The Seventh Doctor tried to take Ace and Bernice Summerfield to Key West at some later moment to have drinks with "Ernie", but ended up in Haiti in 1915 instead. (PROSE: White Darkness [+]Loading...["White Darkness (novel)"])

Goronwy set down some hibiscus blossom. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen [+]Loading...["Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)"])

The leaders of (from left) the Frines, Costerdane, and Ablemarch families make a deal over Jack Harkness. (TV: Immortal Sins [+]Loading...["Immortal Sins (TV story)"])

Angelo Colasanto was released from prison and was shocked to see Jack Harkness alive. He stabbed him, believing him to be the Devil. Eventually Jack was locked away at a butcher's shop, where more witnesses of his miraculous recovery called him the Devil and tried to kill him. Eventually, Angelo released Jack, wanting to accompany him to Los Angeles but Jack left, leaving his old life behind once more. (TV: Immortal Sins [+]Loading...["Immortal Sins (TV story)"])

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time [+]Loading...["The Sirens of Time (audio story)"])

The Eighth Doctor landed in Crickhowell, Wales, tracking a Velderon distress signal. (PROSE: Far from Home [+]Loading...["Far from Home (short story)"])

While in a bubble prison, Iris Wildthyme imagined attending a party in London. (AUDIO: Whatever Happened to Iris Wildthyme? [+]Loading...["Whatever Happened to Iris Wildthyme? (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

James Stevens' mother was born in New Zealand. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

Other

The Fifth Doctor owned a 1928 edition of Wisden Almanack. (AUDIO: Phantasmagoria [+]Loading...["Phantasmagoria (audio story)"])