1970
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1970 was a year.
Events
Dated
In January,[1] part-Time Lord/part-human girl regenerated into an incarnation who was later known as Mels, initially emerging as "a toddler in the middle of New York." (TV: Day of the Moon [+]Loading...["Day of the Moon (TV story)"], TV: A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"], Let's Kill Hitler [+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"])
On 17 April, Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after an oxygen tank exploded mid-flight. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
In the summer, the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler visited Durham University, where they caused Frank Openshaw to meet his future wife Sandra. (PROSE: I Am a Dalek [+]Loading...["I Am a Dalek (novel)"])
On 20 July, according to one account, the first human astronauts landed on the Moon, where they encountered the First Doctor, John and Gillian. (COMIC: Moon Landing [+]Loading...["Moon Landing (comic story)"])
Undated
Mars Probe 7 reached Earth, the radioactive aliens were removed and the Third Doctor prevented General George Carrington from starting a war. (TV: The Ambassadors of Death [+]Loading...["The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)"], PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])
"Mary" killed Myra Bennett to consume her heart. Human authorities didn't catch her. (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts [+]Loading...["Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)"])
The Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon encountered the Ice Apes in Antarctica. (COMIC: Ice Cap Terror [+]Loading...["Ice Cap Terror (comic story)"])
The Second Doctor, John and Gillian fought the Cybermen in London. (COMIC: Cyber-Mole [+]Loading...["Cyber-Mole (comic story)"])
Emeritus Professor Dame Hilda Hutchens won the Nobel Prize for Philosophy. (PROSE: Island of Death [+]Loading...["Island of Death (novel)"])
A new house at 39 Bannerman Road was constructed, replacing the previous house which was demolished in 1969. (AUDIO: The Ghost House [+]Loading...["The Ghost House (audio story)"])
The Eleventh Doctor encountered the Morphuse in Detroit. (COMIC: Bite of the Morphuse! [+]Loading...["Bite of the Morphuse! (comic story)"])
Ravenscaur School began accepting female students during this year. (COMIC: Clara Oswald and the School of Death [+]Loading...["Clara Oswald and the School of Death (comic story)"])
Alternate timeline
In an alternate timeline, the Beatles did not break up in 1970. The Eighth Doctor's companion Fitz Kreiner saw them perform at Live Aid in 1985. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles [+]Loading...["The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)"])
Births and deaths
Dated
On 20 August, Dorothy Gale McShane, later to be a companion of the Seventh Doctor known as "Ace", was born to Audrey Dudman in England. (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"])
Undated
Charles de Gaulle died. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])
Agatha Ellis was born in Hove. Her mother died in childbirth, which caused her father to suffer a mental illness. (PROSE: Curtain Call [+]Loading...["Curtain Call (short story)"])
Trey Korte was born in Chicago. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"])
Other
New York City's total population was 7,824,756, 1,437,023 of whom were foreign-born. (TV: The Gathering [+]Loading...["The Gathering (TV story)"])
Footnotes
- ↑ Day of the Moon dates the scene in which Melody Pond regenerates to six months after the Apollo 11 mission, which occurred in July 1969.
