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'''1 May''' was celebrated as '''May Day''' in the [[United Kingdom]] and several other countries on the [[planet]] [[Earth]]. | '''1 May''' was celebrated as '''May Day''' in the [[United Kingdom]] and several other countries on the [[planet]] [[Earth]]. | ||
Amongst the | Amongst the notable things that occurred on May Day were: | ||
* [[1643]] - The May Day celebration in [[Little Hodcombe]] turned especially bloody as the village's Queen of the May was burned at the stake, an event instigated by the [[Malus]] and recounted by [[Will Chandler]] to the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[1984]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'') | * [[1643]] - The May Day celebration in [[Little Hodcombe]] turned especially bloody as the village's [[Queen of the May]] was [[murder|burned]] at the stake, an event instigated by the [[Malus]] and recounted by [[Will Chandler]] to the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[1984]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'') | ||
* [[1707]] - The Act of Union formally united [[Scotland]] and [[England]] as the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain. This was one of the events leading towards the Highlander Uprising in which [[Jamie McCrimmon]] participated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'') | * [[1707]] - The [[Act of Union]] formally united [[Scotland]] and [[England]] as the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain. This was one of the events leading towards the [[Highlander Uprising]] in which [[Jamie McCrimmon]] participated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'') | ||
* [[1957]] - The first ''[[Sputnik]]'' [[satellite]] was launched by the [[Soviet Union]], but was destroyed before it completed its first orbit. Neither the launch nor the satellite's destruction was ever made public. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') | * [[1957]] - The first ''[[Sputnik]]'' [[satellite]] was launched by the [[Soviet Union]], but was destroyed before it completed its first [[orbit]]. Neither the launch nor the satellite's destruction was ever made public. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') | ||
* Circa [[1970s]] - | * Circa [[1970s]] - {{Delgado|c}} was finally captured by [[UNIT]], but only temporarily. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') | ||
* [[1984]] - The Malus was re-awakened. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'') | * [[1984]] - The [[Malus]] was re-awakened. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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* [[1946]] - Actress [[Joanna Lumley]] was born. | * [[1946]] - Actress [[Joanna Lumley]] was born. | ||
* [[1965]] - "[[The Dimensions of Time]]" was first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. | * [[1965]] - "[[The Dimensions of Time]]" was first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. | ||
* 1965 - | * 1965 - Part six of [[COMIC]]: ''[[On the Web Planet (comic story)|On the Web Planet]]'' was released. | ||
* [[1971]] - Episode four of ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. | * [[1971]] - Episode four of ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. | ||
* [[1985]] - Actor [[George Pravda]] died. | * [[1985]] - Actor [[George Pravda]] died. | ||
