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{{title|RMS ''Lusitania''}}The '''RMS ''Lusitania''''' was an ocean liner torpedoed by the ''[[U-20]]'' on [[7 May]] [[1915]]. This act helped provoke the [[United States]] into entering [[World War I]] two years later. One of the people killed onboard was a petty criminal named [[Eric Charles Vincent]]. | {{title|RMS ''Lusitania''}}The '''RMS ''Lusitania''''' was an ocean liner torpedoed by the ''[[U-20]]'' on [[7 May]] [[1915]]. This act helped provoke the [[United States]] into entering [[World War I]] two years later. One of the people killed onboard was a petty criminal named [[Eric Charles Vincent]]. | ||
In an [[alternative timeline]], the ''Lusitania'' did not sink due to the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s intervention. Vincent, having survived, went on to kill [[Alexander Fleming]] in a botched robbery attempt in [[December]] [[1927]] before the biologist discovered [[penicillin]]. Without the protection offered by penicillin, [[Earth]] fell prey to new strains of [[meningitis]] and [[pneumonia]] in [[1956]]. The survivors never developed a space programme. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]'') | In an [[alternative timeline]], the ''Lusitania'' did not sink due to the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s intervention. Vincent, having survived, went on to kill [[Alexander Fleming]] in a botched robbery attempt in [[December]] [[1927]] before the biologist discovered [[penicillin]]. Without the protection offered by penicillin, [[Earth]] fell prey to new strains of [[meningitis]] and [[pneumonia]] in [[1956]]. The survivors never developed a space programme. Consequently, the [[Knights of Velyshaa]] were not defeated by the [[Earth Alliance]] in [[36th century|3562]] as they otherwise would have been. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'') | ||
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The RMS Lusitania was an ocean liner torpedoed by the U-20 on 7 May 1915. This act helped provoke the United States into entering World War I two years later. One of the people killed onboard was a petty criminal named Eric Charles Vincent.
In an alternative timeline, the Lusitania did not sink due to the Fifth Doctor's intervention. Vincent, having survived, went on to kill Alexander Fleming in a botched robbery attempt in December 1927 before the biologist discovered penicillin. Without the protection offered by penicillin, Earth fell prey to new strains of meningitis and pneumonia in 1956. The survivors never developed a space programme. Consequently, the Knights of Velyshaa were not defeated by the Earth Alliance in 3562 as they otherwise would have been. (BFA: The Sirens of Time)
