6 May

History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * 1997 - Bernice first meets the Doctor in his eighth body. Britain sends the Mars 97 Orbiter onto the surface of Mars and the three astronauts on the surface stumble across the Ice Warrior tomb of the Great Marshall Kyruul of the Argyre Clan under the sands of the Mare Sirenum and are killed. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is assassinated in Washington. Lord Xznaal arrives over London and orders the country to submit to his rule. ("The Dying Days")