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In '''1970''', a part-[[Time Lord]]/part-[[human]] [[Melody Pond (Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut)|girl]] [[regeneration|regenerated]] into an incarnation who was later known as [[Mels]], initially emerging as "a [[toddler]] in the middle of [[New York City|New York]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
'''1970''' was a [[year]].


== Dated events ==
== Events ==
In the [[summer]] of 1970 the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] visited [[Durham University]], where they caused [[Frank Openshaw]] to meet his future [[wife]] [[Sandra Openshaw|Sandra]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I Am a Dalek (novel)|I Am a Dalek]]'')
=== Dated ===
In [[January]],<ref name="Mels">''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'' dates the scene in which [[Melody Pond]] regenerates to six [[month]]s after the [[Apollo 11]] mission, which occurred in [[July]] [[1969]].</ref> part-[[Time Lord]]/part-[[human]] [[Melody Pond (Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut)|girl]] [[regeneration|regenerated]] into an incarnation who was later known as [[Mels]], initially emerging as "a [[toddler]] in the middle of [[New York City|New York]]." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Day of the Moon (TV story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}}, {{cs|Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)}})


On [[20 July]], according to one account, the first [[human]] [[astronaut]]s landed on [[the Moon]], where they encountered the [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Moon Landing (comic story)|Moon Landing]]'')
On [[17 April]], [[Apollo 13]] safely returned to [[Earth]] after an [[oxygen tank]] [[Explosion|exploded]] mid-flight. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


On [[20 August]], [[Ace|Dorothy Gale McShane]], later to be a [[companion]] of the [[Seventh Doctor]] known as "Ace", was born to [[Audrey Dudman]] in [[England]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'')
In the [[summer]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] visited [[Durham University]], where they caused [[Frank Openshaw]] to meet his future [[wife]] [[Sandra Openshaw|Sandra]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|I Am a Dalek (novel)}})


''[[Mars Probe 7]]'' reached [[Earth]], the [[radioactive]] [[alien]]s were removed and the [[Third Doctor]] prevented [[George Carrington|General George Carrington]] from starting a war. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
On [[20 July]], according to one account, the first [[human]] [[astronaut]]s landed on [[the Moon]], where they encountered the [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Moon Landing (comic story)}})


== Unknown dates ==
[[File:Melody's first assumed regen.jpg|left|thumb|[[Melody Pond (Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut)|Melody Pond]] regenerates. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Day of the Moon (TV story)}})]]
"[[Mary (Arcateenian)|Mary]]" killed [[Myra Bennett]] to consume her [[heart]]. [[Human]] authorities didn't catch her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)|Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'')


[[Agatha Ellis]] was born in [[Hove]]. Her mother died in childbirth which caused her father to suffer a mental illness. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Curtain Call (short story)|Curtain Call]]'')
=== Undated ===
''[[Mars Probe 7]]'' reached [[Earth]], the [[radioactive]] [[alien]]s were removed and the [[Third Doctor]] prevented [[George Carrington|General George Carrington]] from starting a war. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})


The [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] encountered the [[Ice Ape]]s in [[Antarctica]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ice Cap Terror (comic story)|Ice Cap Terror]]'')
"[[Mary (Arcateenian)|Mary]]" killed [[Myra Bennett]] to consume her [[heart]]. [[Human]] authorities didn't catch her. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)}})


[[Trey Korte]] was born in [[Chicago]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]'')
The [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] encountered the [[Ice Ape]]s in [[Antarctica]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Ice Cap Terror (comic story)}})
[[File:Melody's first assumed regen.jpg|left|thumb|[[Melody Pond (Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut)|Melody Pond]] regenerates. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'')]]


The Second Doctor, [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] fought the [[Cybermen]] in London. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Cyber-Mole (comic story)|Cyber-Mole]]'')
The Second Doctor, [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] fought the [[Cybermen]] in London. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Cyber-Mole (comic story)}})


[[New York City]]'s total population was 7,824,756, 1,437,023 of whom were foreign-born. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gathering (TV story)|The Gathering]]'')
Emeritus Professor Dame [[Hilda Hutchens]] won the [[Nobel Prize]] for Philosophy. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Island of Death (novel)}})


Emeritus Professor Dame [[Hilda Hutchens]] won the [[Nobel Prize]] for Philosophy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'')
A new house at [[39 Bannerman Road]] was constructed, replacing the previous house which was demolished in [[1969]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Ghost House (audio story)}})


A new house at [[39 Bannerman Road]] was constructed, replacing the previous house which was demolished in [[1969]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghost House (audio story)|The Ghost House]]'')
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] encountered the [[Morphuse]] in [[Detroit]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Bite of the Morphuse! (comic story)}})


[[Charles de Gaulle]] died. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
[[Ravenscaur School]] began accepting female [[student]]s during this year. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Clara Oswald and the School of Death (comic story)}})


The [[Eleventh Doctor]] encountered the [[Morphuse]] in [[Detroit]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bite of the Morphuse! (comic story)|Bite of the Morphuse!]]'')
=== Alternate timeline ===
In an [[alternate timeline]], [[the Beatles]] did not break up in 1970. The [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Fitz Kreiner]] saw them perform at [[Live Aid]] in [[1985]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}})


[[Ravenscaur School]] began accepting female [[student]]s during this year. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Clara Oswald and the School of Death (comic story)|Clara Oswald and the School of Death]]'')
== Births and deaths ==
=== Dated ===
On [[20 August]], [[Ace|Dorothy Gale McShane]], later to be a [[companion]] of the [[Seventh Doctor]] known as "Ace", was born to [[Audrey Dudman]] in [[England]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Ghost Light (TV story)}})


== Alternate timeline ==
=== Undated ===
In an [[alternate timeline]], [[the Beatles]] did not break up in 1970. The [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Fitz Kreiner]] saw them perform at [[Live Aid]] in [[1985]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'')
[[Charles de Gaulle]] died. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})
 
[[Agatha Ellis]] was born in [[Hove]]. Her mother died in childbirth, which caused her father to suffer a mental illness. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Curtain Call (short story)}})
 
[[Trey Korte]] was born in [[Chicago]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Instruments of Darkness (novel)}})
 
== Other ==
[[New York City]]'s total population was 7,824,756, 1,437,023 of whom were foreign-born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Gathering (TV story)}})
 
== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}


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1970 was a year.

Events

Dated

In January,[1] part-Time Lord/part-human girl regenerated into an incarnation who was later known as Mels, initially emerging as "a toddler in the middle of New York." (TV: Day of the Moon [+]Loading...["Day of the Moon (TV story)"], TV: A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"], Let's Kill Hitler [+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"])

On 17 April, Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after an oxygen tank exploded mid-flight. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

In the summer, the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler visited Durham University, where they caused Frank Openshaw to meet his future wife Sandra. (PROSE: I Am a Dalek [+]Loading...["I Am a Dalek (novel)"])

On 20 July, according to one account, the first human astronauts landed on the Moon, where they encountered the First Doctor, John and Gillian. (COMIC: Moon Landing [+]Loading...["Moon Landing (comic story)"])

Melody Pond regenerates. (TV: Day of the Moon [+]Loading...["Day of the Moon (TV story)"])

Undated

Mars Probe 7 reached Earth, the radioactive aliens were removed and the Third Doctor prevented General George Carrington from starting a war. (TV: The Ambassadors of Death [+]Loading...["The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)"], PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

"Mary" killed Myra Bennett to consume her heart. Human authorities didn't catch her. (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts [+]Loading...["Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)"])

The Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon encountered the Ice Apes in Antarctica. (COMIC: Ice Cap Terror [+]Loading...["Ice Cap Terror (comic story)"])

The Second Doctor, John and Gillian fought the Cybermen in London. (COMIC: Cyber-Mole [+]Loading...["Cyber-Mole (comic story)"])

Emeritus Professor Dame Hilda Hutchens won the Nobel Prize for Philosophy. (PROSE: Island of Death [+]Loading...["Island of Death (novel)"])

A new house at 39 Bannerman Road was constructed, replacing the previous house which was demolished in 1969. (AUDIO: The Ghost House [+]Loading...["The Ghost House (audio story)"])

The Eleventh Doctor encountered the Morphuse in Detroit. (COMIC: Bite of the Morphuse! [+]Loading...["Bite of the Morphuse! (comic story)"])

Ravenscaur School began accepting female students during this year. (COMIC: Clara Oswald and the School of Death [+]Loading...["Clara Oswald and the School of Death (comic story)"])

Alternate timeline

In an alternate timeline, the Beatles did not break up in 1970. The Eighth Doctor's companion Fitz Kreiner saw them perform at Live Aid in 1985. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles [+]Loading...["The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)"])

Births and deaths

Dated

On 20 August, Dorothy Gale McShane, later to be a companion of the Seventh Doctor known as "Ace", was born to Audrey Dudman in England. (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"])

Undated

Charles de Gaulle died. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

Agatha Ellis was born in Hove. Her mother died in childbirth, which caused her father to suffer a mental illness. (PROSE: Curtain Call [+]Loading...["Curtain Call (short story)"])

Trey Korte was born in Chicago. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"])

Other

New York City's total population was 7,824,756, 1,437,023 of whom were foreign-born. (TV: The Gathering [+]Loading...["The Gathering (TV story)"])

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Day of the Moon dates the scene in which Melody Pond regenerates to six months after the Apollo 11 mission, which occurred in July 1969.
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