1785

In 1785, Time Agents Jack Harkness and John Hart appeared in St Petersburg to retrieve a Time Sprite, earning the gratitude of Catherine the Great for saving her grandson. The pair then had sex with the empress before making off with 100,000 credits worth of goods. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack)

In January, Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries made an attempt to cross the English Channel in a hot air balloon. (PROSE: The Airship Rises to Fame)