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'''Florida''' was a [[state]] of the [[United States of America]], | '''Florida''' was a [[South]]ern [[state]] of the [[United States of America]], famous for its good [[weather]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)}}) and particularly important to [[NASA]] and the American space industry. | ||
== History == | |||
=== 20th century === | |||
According to one account of [[Dodo Chaplet]]'s early life, she had been taken to the Florida [[Everglades]] as a child by her parents. The experience of seeing so many different species in one place made Dodo realise that the world was place of extreme diversity, and that she wanted to see more of it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Salvation (novel)}}) This account, however, was at extreme odds with another one, in which her parents would likely have been far too poor to have ever taken her to Florida in their short lifetimes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)}}) | According to one account of [[Dodo Chaplet]]'s early life, she had been taken to the Florida [[Everglades]] as a child by her parents. The experience of seeing so many different species in one place made Dodo realise that the world was place of extreme diversity, and that she wanted to see more of it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Salvation (novel)}}) This account, however, was at extreme odds with another one, in which her parents would likely have been far too poor to have ever taken her to Florida in their short lifetimes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)}}) | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] ventured to Florida to find [[Melody Pond (Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut)|the girl]] who had been telephoning [[Richard Nixon|President Nixon]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)}}) | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] ventured to Florida to find [[Melody Pond (Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut)|the girl]] who had been telephoning [[Richard Nixon|President Nixon]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)}}) | ||
In 1969, [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams]] travelled from [[New York City]] to Florida to view the events of their past. They later told [[Chrissie Allen]] that they had been vacationing in Florida where they had friends and family who were going through a hard time. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Girl Who Never Grew Up (short story)}}) | In 1969, [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams]] travelled from [[New York City]] to Florida to view the events of their past. They later told [[Chrissie Allen]] that they had been vacationing in Florida where they had friends and family who were going through a hard time. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Girl Who Never Grew Up (short story)}}) | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] visited Florida in [[1989]] to steal the ''[[Atlantis (space shuttle)|Atlantis]]''. Whilst there, he spent time in [[Titusville]] and the [[space shuttle|shuttle]] launch facilities at [[Cape Canaveral|the Cape]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)}}) | |||
=== 21st century === | |||
[[B. Stoker]] had hoped to move to Florida when he [[retire]]d in two years. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Smith and Jones (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[2070]], a malfunction in the [[gravitron]] on [[Moonbase Laika|the moonbase]] allowed [[Hurricane Lucy]] to arrive in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Moonbase (TV story)}}) | In [[2070]], a malfunction in the [[gravitron]] on [[Moonbase Laika|the moonbase]] allowed [[Hurricane Lucy]] to arrive in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Moonbase (TV story)}}) | ||