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According to a [[census]], the [[English]] [[village]] of [[Hexen Bridge]] had a [[population]] of [[499 (number)|499]] [[people]] in 1917. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Hollow Men (novel)}}) | According to a [[census]], the [[English]] [[village]] of [[Hexen Bridge]] had a [[population]] of [[499 (number)|499]] [[people]] in 1917. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Hollow Men (novel)}}) | ||
==Events== | == Events == | ||
===Dated=== | === Dated === | ||
In [[April]] 1917, the [[United States of America]] [[American entry into World War I|joined the fight]] against [[Germany]], hastening the end [[World War I]] [[1918|the following year]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'') Among those who served were [[Solomon (Daleks in Manhattan)|Solomon]] and [[Diagoras]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'') | In [[April]] 1917, the [[United States of America]] [[American entry into World War I|joined the fight]] against [[Germany]], hastening the end [[World War I]] [[1918|the following year]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'') Among those who served were [[Solomon (Daleks in Manhattan)|Solomon]] and [[Diagoras]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'') | ||
On [[7 November]], the [[October Revolution]] took place in [[Russia]]. At the ceremony held in honour of the 50th anniversary of the Revolution in [[Red Square]] in [[Moscow]] on 7 [[November]] [[1967]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] explained to his companion [[Ace]] that the celebration of the October Revolution was held in [[November]] as Russia was still using the [[Julian calendar]], which was eleven days behind the [[Gregorian calendar]], in 1917. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]'') [[Sasha (History 101)|Sasha]] told the [[Eighth Doctor]] that his brother had been killed in the October Revolution. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') | On [[7 November]], the [[October Revolution]] took place in [[Russia]]. At the ceremony held in honour of the 50th anniversary of the Revolution in [[Red Square]] in [[Moscow]] on 7 [[November]] [[1967]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] explained to his companion [[Ace]] that the celebration of the October Revolution was held in [[November]] as Russia was still using the [[Julian calendar]], which was eleven days behind the [[Gregorian calendar]], in 1917. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]'') [[Sasha (History 101)|Sasha]] told the [[Eighth Doctor]] that his brother had been killed in the October Revolution. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') | ||
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While hospitalised in [[Whitby]], [[Reginald Tyler]] began writing ''[[The True History of Planets]]''. He also met [[Enid Tyler]] during this time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | While hospitalised in [[Whitby]], [[Reginald Tyler]] began writing ''[[The True History of Planets]]''. He also met [[Enid Tyler]] during this time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | ||
