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* [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] discovered the [[Gorgon]] [[talisman]] in [[Syria]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | * [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] discovered the [[Gorgon]] [[talisman]] in [[Syria]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | ||
* [[The Doctor]] owned a map of [[Paris]] from this year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death of Art]]'') | * [[The Doctor]] owned a map of [[Paris]] from this year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death of Art]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 13:52, 16 July 2013
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1957 was the official start of humanity's space age. (PROSE: Inter-Galactic Cat)
Events
- 1 May - The Soviet Union secretly launched Earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, but it was hijacked by Template:Frontier to send a signal to the Tzun. The Soviets wiped the embarrassing failure from their history books. (PROSE: First Frontier)
- The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield visited New Mexico, where they stopped Template:Frontier and the Tzun from conquering Earth. (PROSE: First Frontier)
- 15 October - A BBC News bulletin reported on the recent launch of Sputnik, Earth's first artificial satellite, by the Soviet Union. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!)
Unknown dates
- Noel Coward met Iris Wildthyme at the Royal Variety Performance at some point this year. They immediately became friends. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
- Douglas Caldwell, a member of Torchwood One, died. (TV: To the Last Man)
- Edgar Nelson-Stanley discovered the Gorgon talisman in Syria. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
- The Doctor owned a map of Paris from this year. (PROSE: The Death of Art)
