On March 16, 1973, George McFly was to be presented an award by the Hill Valley Civic Committee in recognition of his civic activities, such as the Hill Valley Library Project. In the alternate timeline, George never made it to the ceremony because he was shot and killed by Biff Tannen in an alleyway. In 1973, in the alternate timeline, the Hill Valley Civic Committee consisted of George McFly, Goldie Wilson, Stanford S. Strickland, the editor of the Hill Valley Telegraph, Mark Dixon, and three other individuals.