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| distant past - 20th century - 21st century |
Events
- November
- 5 November: Doctor Emmett Brown comes up with the idea of the flux capacitor (which makes time travel possible) after slipping off his toilet while standing on it to hang a clock and bumping his head. (Back to the Future Part II; Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Realm) Doc Brown tests his brain-wave analyzer on Marty McFly. (Back to the Future)
- Marty McFly accidentally travels back in time to this year using Doctor Emmett Brown's time machine, altering the timeline (Back to the Future; Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Realm)