1770

In 1770, the First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright landed on the ship Endeavour as it sailed the Pacific. On 28 April, the nephew of Captain James Cook, Isaac Smith, became the first Englishman to set foot on the east coast of Australia. (AUDIO: The Transit of Venus)

Also in this year, the Sixth Doctor visited Bonn, Germany to witness the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. (PROSE: Gone Too Soon)