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{{title|RMS ''Lusitania''}}The '''RMS ''Lusitania''''' was an ocean liner that was torpedoed by a [[German]] U-boat on [[ | {{title|RMS ''Lusitania''}}The '''RMS ''Lusitania''''' was an ocean liner that was torpedoed by a [[German]] U-boat on [[7 May]] [[1915]], an act that 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 [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]], the ''Lusitania'' did not sink due to the [[Fifth Doctor|Doctor]]'s intervention. Vincent, having survived, went on to kill [[Alexander Fleming]] in a botched robbery attempt before the biologist discovered penicillin. Without the protection offered by penicillin, Earth fell prey to [[meningitis]] and [[pneumonia]] in [[1956]]. The survivors never developed a space programme. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]'') | In an [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]], the ''Lusitania'' did not sink due to the [[Fifth Doctor|Doctor]]'s intervention. Vincent, having survived, went on to kill [[Alexander Fleming]] in a botched robbery attempt before the biologist discovered penicillin. Without the protection offered by penicillin, Earth fell prey to [[meningitis]] and [[pneumonia]] in [[1956]]. The survivors never developed a space programme. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 22:51, 21 October 2011
The RMS Lusitania was an ocean liner that was torpedoed by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915, an act that 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 Doctor's intervention. Vincent, having survived, went on to kill Alexander Fleming in a botched robbery attempt before the biologist discovered penicillin. Without the protection offered by penicillin, Earth fell prey to meningitis and pneumonia in 1956. The survivors never developed a space programme. (BFA: The Sirens of Time)
