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'''1961''' was a [[year]]. It was noted to be in [[Fixed point in time|temporal flux]] by the [[War Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Vortex (audio story)|The Shadow Vortex]]'') | |||
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=== | "From start to finish", the year '''1961''' was noted by the [[War Doctor]] to be in [[Fixed point in time|flux]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Vortex (audio story)|The Shadow Vortex]]'') | ||
==Events== | |||
===Dated=== | |||
On [[20 January]], [[John F. Kennedy]] was [[inauguration|inaugurated]] was [[President of the United States]], the first [[Catholic]] in the position. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'') | On [[20 January]], [[John F. Kennedy]] was [[inauguration|inaugurated]] was [[President of the United States]], the first [[Catholic]] in the position. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'') | ||
In [[April]], the [[Brookings Report]] was approved by the [[House Committee]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]'') | |||
On [[12 April]], [[Yuri Gagarin]] of the [[Soviet Union]] became the first [[human]] to travel into [[space]], at least officially. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]'') | On [[12 April]], [[Yuri Gagarin]] of the [[Soviet Union]] became the first [[human]] to travel into [[space]], at least officially. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]'') | ||
===Undated=== | |||
The year being in flux was partly the reason the [[Time Lord]]s installed a [[quantum shield]] to protect [[Earth]] against potential [[Dalek]] incursions during the [[Last Great Time War]]. Nevertheless, the [[Dalek Time Strategist]] enacted a plot to break through the shield using a [[human]] agent, [[Lara Zannis]], who was sent to [[East Berlin]] with a [[Shadow Vortex]], proceeding to exterminate all life in a bid to disrupt and ultimately wipe out [[the Doctor]]'s existence through the elimination of his Earth [[companion|allies]]. The resulting invasion was averted by the [[War Doctor]], who shifted its events to an [[alternate timeline]] where Lara was banished. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Vortex (audio story)|The Shadow Vortex]]'') | |||
[[UNIT]]'s predecessor, [[Great Britain]]'s [[Intrusion Counter-Measures Group]], was formed. Its leader, [[Ian Gilmore|Group Captain Ian Gilmore]], began training his men. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | [[UNIT]]'s predecessor, [[Great Britain]]'s [[Intrusion Counter-Measures Group]], was formed. Its leader, [[Ian Gilmore|Group Captain Ian Gilmore]], began training his men. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
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A young woman was abducted by the [[Sisters of St Matilda]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)|The Cloisters of Terror]]'') | A young woman was abducted by the [[Sisters of St Matilda]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)|The Cloisters of Terror]]'') | ||
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In an [[alternate timeline]] in which [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] won [[World War II]] as a result of the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] accidentally leaving laser technology in [[Colditz Castle]] in [[October]] [[1944]], the Führer [[Adolf Hitler]] died at the age of 71 or 72. Prior to his death, he had stockpiled a large number of alien artefacts, including [[the TARDIS]], but had kept them contained because he feared the implications of intelligence superior to humans. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Klein's Story (audio story)|Klein's Story]]'') | |||
Using the [[Shadow Vortex]], the Daleks broke through the [[quantum shield]] protecting [[Earth]]. Arriving in [[East Berlin]] in 1961, the Daleks proceeded to exterminate all life on the [[planet]]. The timeline was reversed, however, through the intervention of the [[War Doctor]], resulting in this outcome being superseded while still existing as an alternate reality. [[Lara Zannis]] was banished to this alternate timeline once the [[Paradox Shield]] protecting her broke. Meanwhile, as history resumed its intended course, several individuals in East Berlin remembered the attack due to being in the "eye of the storm". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Vortex (audio story)|The Shadow Vortex]]'') | |||
==Births and deaths== | |||
According to one account, [[Clive Finch]] was born in this year, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]'') though another suggests his birth was [[1965|four years later]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Persistence of Memory (short story)|The Persistence of Memory]]'') | |||
[[Therése Gavalle]] was born in [[Lyon]], [[France]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]'') | [[Therése Gavalle]] was born in [[Lyon]], [[France]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]'') | ||
[[Peter Tracey]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | |||
According to ''[[The Roving Reporter]]'', a respected [[biography]] of [[Sarah Jane Smith]], it was also in 1961 that her parents [[Eddie Smith|Nigel Collins Smith]] and [[Barbara Smith|Alice Trent Smith]] met their fate in a [[car crash]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roving Reporter (short story)|The Roving Reporter]]'') although another account held that it was on [[18 August]] [[1951|19''5''1]] that the accident occurred, in circumstances heavily involving [[the Trickster]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') | |||
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1961 was a year. It was noted to be in temporal flux by the War Doctor. (AUDIO: The Shadow Vortex)
Properties
"From start to finish", the year 1961 was noted by the War Doctor to be in flux. (AUDIO: The Shadow Vortex)
Events
Dated
On 20 January, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated was President of the United States, the first Catholic in the position. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)
In April, the Brookings Report was approved by the House Committee. (AUDIO: Red Dawn)
On 12 April, Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first human to travel into space, at least officially. (AUDIO: Thin Ice)
Undated
The year being in flux was partly the reason the Time Lords installed a quantum shield to protect Earth against potential Dalek incursions during the Last Great Time War. Nevertheless, the Dalek Time Strategist enacted a plot to break through the shield using a human agent, Lara Zannis, who was sent to East Berlin with a Shadow Vortex, proceeding to exterminate all life in a bid to disrupt and ultimately wipe out the Doctor's existence through the elimination of his Earth allies. The resulting invasion was averted by the War Doctor, who shifted its events to an alternate timeline where Lara was banished. (AUDIO: The Shadow Vortex)
UNIT's predecessor, Great Britain's Intrusion Counter-Measures Group, was formed. Its leader, Group Captain Ian Gilmore, began training his men. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)
The Metaltron fell to Earth and landed on the Ascension Islands. (PROSE: The Secret Lives of Monsters)
Allison Williams and Julian St Stephen started dating. (AUDIO: Artificial Intelligence)
The Beatles gave their first show at the Cavern Club. The Eleventh Doctor told Alice Obiefune that most of the audience were time travellers - and so was the John Lennon that performed. (COMIC: What He Wants...) The Thirteenth Doctor later told Graham O'Brien that she couldn't take him to see the Beatles perform at the Cavern Club, claiming to have "used up all the dates". (COMIC: The Power of the Mobox)
A young woman was abducted by the Sisters of St Matilda. (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror)
Alternate timeline
In an alternate timeline in which Nazi Germany won World War II as a result of the Seventh Doctor and Ace accidentally leaving laser technology in Colditz Castle in October 1944, the Führer Adolf Hitler died at the age of 71 or 72. Prior to his death, he had stockpiled a large number of alien artefacts, including the TARDIS, but had kept them contained because he feared the implications of intelligence superior to humans. (AUDIO: Klein's Story)
Using the Shadow Vortex, the Daleks broke through the quantum shield protecting Earth. Arriving in East Berlin in 1961, the Daleks proceeded to exterminate all life on the planet. The timeline was reversed, however, through the intervention of the War Doctor, resulting in this outcome being superseded while still existing as an alternate reality. Lara Zannis was banished to this alternate timeline once the Paradox Shield protecting her broke. Meanwhile, as history resumed its intended course, several individuals in East Berlin remembered the attack due to being in the "eye of the storm". (AUDIO: The Shadow Vortex)
Births and deaths
According to one account, Clive Finch was born in this year, (PROSE: Rose) though another suggests his birth was four years later. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory)
Therése Gavalle was born in Lyon, France. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness)
Peter Tracey was born. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)
According to The Roving Reporter, a respected biography of Sarah Jane Smith, it was also in 1961 that her parents Nigel Collins Smith and Alice Trent Smith met their fate in a car crash, (PROSE: The Roving Reporter) although another account held that it was on 18 August 1951 that the accident occurred, in circumstances heavily involving the Trickster. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)
