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In [[Prague]], the word "[[robot]]", meaning "forced labour" in [[Czech language|Czech]], was coined by [[Karel Capek]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Broken Man (comic story)|The Broken Man]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Children of Steel (audio story)|Children of Steel]]'') | In [[Prague]], the word "[[robot]]", meaning "forced labour" in [[Czech language|Czech]], was coined by [[Karel Capek]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Broken Man (comic story)|The Broken Man]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Children of Steel (audio story)|Children of Steel]]'') | ||
Meanwhile in [[England]], [[Agatha Christie]]'s first book was published this year. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'') | |||
1920 equated to 5681 in the [[Jewish calendar]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'') | 1920 equated to 5681 in the [[Jewish calendar]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'') |
Revision as of 04:53, 29 September 2019
Timeline for 1920 |
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On 20 January 1920, Toshiko Sato's grandfather was born in Japan. (TV: Captain Jack Harkness)
In November, the Second Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly Wright and Jamie McCrimmon visited Kent. (AUDIO: The Mouthless Dead)
On 5 December, Kathy Nightingale, having been touched by the Weeping Angels in 2007, was transported to Hull on this date. Stranded, she established a new life for herself, eventually marrying Ben Wainwright and raising a family. (TV: Blink)
In Prague, the word "robot", meaning "forced labour" in Czech, was coined by Karel Capek. (COMIC: The Broken Man; AUDIO: Children of Steel)
Meanwhile in England, Agatha Christie's first book was published this year. (AUDIO: The Chimes of Midnight)
1920 equated to 5681 in the Jewish calendar. (AUDIO: The Mouthless Dead)
New York City's total population was 5,620,042, 2,028,160 of whom were foreign-born. (TV: The Gathering)
The Eleventh Doctor and Harry Houdini defeated the Cuculus in New York. (PROSE: Houdini and The Space Cuckoos)