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'''1879''' was a [[year]]. | |||
== Properties == | |||
It was recorded as 19K7.9 by the [[43rd century]] dating system. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'') | |||
== Events == | |||
=== Dated === | |||
[[File:Ten rose knighted.jpg|left|thumb|Victoria knights the Doctor and Rose - before banishing them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')]] | |||
On [[23 October]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Judge, Jury and Executioner (short story)|Judge, Jury and Executioner]]'') the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] visited [[Torchwood House]] in the company of [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]]. There, they encountered a [[Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform]]. The Doctor killed it with the [[Koh-i-Noor]] and a [[light chamber]], but not before it scratched the Queen, possibly infecting her. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Tooth and Claw (TV story)}}) | |||
As a result, the [[Torchwood Institute]] was founded ([[TV]]: {{cs|The New World (TV story)}}, {{cs|Day One (TV story)}}) to protect the British Empire (later Great Britain) from extraterrestrial threats and to secure alien technology for Britain. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Tooth and Claw (TV story)}}, {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}) The [[Extraordinary Circumstances Act of 1879]] was passed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'') | |||
[[ | On Sunday, [[28 December]], the [[Tay Bridge]] in [[Dundee]] collapsed. A [[train]] which was crossing the bridge fell into the [[River Tay|water below]] and all of its passengers died. Two of the casualties, [[Wullie Cairns]] and [[Joe Logue]], were soldiers from [[1916]] sent back in time by a [[Weeping Angel]]. | ||
On [[29 December]], ''[[The Dundee Herald]]'' published an article on the crash. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)|The Weeping Angels of Mons]]'') | |||
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When [[Rose-the-cat]] began to pilot the TARDIS to various locations, she visited [[Paris]], [[France]] in this year. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'') | |||
The [[British-Zulu war]] was fought between the [[British Empire]] and the [[Zulu]] in [[South Africa]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)|The Weeping Angels of Mons]]'') | |||
== Births and deaths == | |||
[[Albert Einstein]] was [[born]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Universal Databank (reference book)}}) | |||
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1873 • 1874 • 1875 • 1876 • 1877 • 1878 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 |
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1879 was a year.
Properties[[edit] | [edit source]]
It was recorded as 19K7.9 by the 43rd century dating system. (AUDIO: The Torchwood Archive)
Events[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dated[[edit] | [edit source]]
On 23 October, (PROSE: Judge, Jury and Executioner) the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler visited Torchwood House in the company of Queen Victoria. There, they encountered a Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform. The Doctor killed it with the Koh-i-Noor and a light chamber, but not before it scratched the Queen, possibly infecting her. (TV: Tooth and Claw [+]Loading...["Tooth and Claw (TV story)"])
As a result, the Torchwood Institute was founded (TV: The New World [+]Loading...["The New World (TV story)"], Day One [+]Loading...["Day One (TV story)"]) to protect the British Empire (later Great Britain) from extraterrestrial threats and to secure alien technology for Britain. (TV: Tooth and Claw [+]Loading...["Tooth and Claw (TV story)"], Army of Ghosts [+]Loading...["Army of Ghosts (TV story)"]) The Extraordinary Circumstances Act of 1879 was passed. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack)
On Sunday, 28 December, the Tay Bridge in Dundee collapsed. A train which was crossing the bridge fell into the water below and all of its passengers died. Two of the casualties, Wullie Cairns and Joe Logue, were soldiers from 1916 sent back in time by a Weeping Angel.
On 29 December, The Dundee Herald published an article on the crash. (COMIC: The Weeping Angels of Mons)
Undated[[edit] | [edit source]]
When Rose-the-cat began to pilot the TARDIS to various locations, she visited Paris, France in this year. (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name)
The British-Zulu war was fought between the British Empire and the Zulu in South Africa. (COMIC: The Weeping Angels of Mons)
Births and deaths[[edit] | [edit source]]
Albert Einstein was born. (PROSE: The Universal Databank [+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"])
