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On [[Earth]], the '''20th century''', recorded as '''2.0K''' by the [[43rd century]] dating system, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'') was one of the most turbulent, violent, yet progressive centuries in the [[planet]]'s history. In addition to major conflicts including the [[First World War|First]] ([[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man]]'') and [[Second World War]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') humankind began to explore beyond their homeworld for the first time, and also began to make huge leaps in technological advancement. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') It was also during the 20th century that many world governments learned of the existence of extraterrestrial lifeforms. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') According to many accounts the general public also learned of alien life, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invaders from Gantac! (comic story)|Invaders from Gantac!]]'', ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'', ''[[Soldiers from Zolta (short story)|Soldiers from Zolta]]'') although other accounts indicate they remained in the dark about this until the beginning of the [[21st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'')

The [[Modular]]s believed that Earth in this era was a complete temporal mess due to the high amounts of aliens and time travellers. The planet was constantly being destroyed, replaced, removed from history, but the timelines somehow always stablisied. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Elementary, My Dear Sheila (novel)|Elementary, My Dear Sheila]]'')