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==Notes==
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* The '''21st century''' was, as [[Jack Harkness]] cryptically said, "when everything changes". ([[TW]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'') Among other things, this refers to the fact that the early 21st century was when the human race on Earth learned as a whole that alien life existed. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') Earlier chronicled invasions, including those of the [[Cybermen]] (''[[The Invasion]]'') and the [[Slitheen family]] (''[[Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three]]''), were believed by the general public to have been hoaxes, or otherwise covered up. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') Others, such as the [[Racnoss]] invasion ([[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''), the disappearance of [[Royal Hope Hospital]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') and the [[March of the Adipose]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') were brief in duration, and most, such as the common incursions through [[the Rift]] (''[[Torchwood]]'') and the alien presences in [[Croydon]] (''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''), were insignificant. However, as alien incursions became more frequent, it became harder to dismiss them, especially the worldwide invasions such as the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'') and the [[Dalek Invasion of Earth (2009)|Dalek Invasion of Earth]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') The government publically opened negotiations with at least two alien races, the [[Toclafane]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') and [[the 456]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth]]'') After these encounters, most people knew of the existence of aliens and by the [[2050s]] it had become common knowledge. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Mad Woman in the Attic]]'')
* The '''21st century''' was, as [[Jack Harkness]] cryptically said, "when everything changes". ([[TW]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'') Among other things, this refers to the fact that the early 21st century was when the human race on Earth learned as a whole that alien life existed. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') Earlier chronicled invasions, including those of the [[Cybermen]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'') and the [[Slitheen family]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three]]''), were believed by the general public to have been hoaxes, or otherwise covered up. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') Others, such as the [[Racnoss]] invasion ([[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''), the disappearance of [[Royal Hope Hospital]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') and the [[March of the Adipose]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') were brief in duration, and most, such as the common incursions through [[the Rift]] (''[[Torchwood]]'') and the alien presences in [[Croydon]] (''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''), were insignificant. However, as alien incursions became more frequent, it became harder to dismiss them, especially the worldwide invasions such as the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'') and the [[Dalek Invasion of Earth (2009)|Dalek Invasion of Earth]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') The government publically opened negotiations with at least two alien races, the [[Toclafane]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') and [[the 456]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth]]'') After these encounters, most people knew of the existence of aliens and by the [[2050s]] it had become common knowledge. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Mad Woman in the Attic]]'')
* This century, generally defined in [[Earth]]'s calendar as covering the years [[2001]] to [[2100]], was a period of great technological advancement, but also great political, economic, and ecological turmoil. The [[T-Mat]] and the [[Gravitron]] were developed in the middle part of this century, with the first excursions outside the [[Solar System]] occurring towards the century's end.
* This century, generally defined in [[Earth]]'s calendar as covering the years [[2001]] to [[2100]], was a period of great technological advancement, but also great political, economic, and ecological turmoil. The [[T-Mat]] and the [[Gravitron]] were developed in the middle part of this century, with the first excursions outside the [[Solar System]] occurring towards the century's end.
* In [[2009]], the Earth was relocated to the [[Medusa Cascade]] by the [[Dalek]]s, causing untold damage around the world, which nonetheless unified in joy when the planet was returned to its proper place. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End]]'')
* In [[2009]], the Earth was relocated to the [[Medusa Cascade]] by the [[Dalek]]s, causing untold damage around the world, which nonetheless unified in joy when the planet was returned to its proper place. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End]]'')

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