Changes: 1986

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For information about Star Trek releases and related events in 1986, please see 1986 (production).

Events

Admiral Kirk and his command crew travel back to this year to retrieve a pair of humpback whales in order to answer the call of a mysterious probe assaulting Earth in 2286. They take George and Gracie, along with a cetacean biologist, Dr. Gillian Taylor, back with them. During the acquisition of the whales, Montgomery Scott and Leonard McCoy provide Dr. Nichols with the formula for transparent aluminum on his Macintosh computer. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
Tommy Raymond is born in Indianapolis, Indiana. (TNG-R: "The Neutral Zone", okudagram)

Appendices

Films

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (in part)

Background information

Note the possibility of a time paradox, if Nichols' acquisition of the formula from Scott resulted in his original invention of the material.
The date on the San Francisco Register was Thursday, December 18, 1986. This date is correct for that year. [1] However, a prop for the pawn shop ticket for Kirk's glasses was on display at Star Trek: The Experience (but not seen on screen) was dated 19 August 1986. [2] It can go either way.
Cary Grant dies. (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 314))
Jason Janeway is born. (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 382))
February - The space station Mir begins its operational life in low Earth orbit. (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 44))

External link

1986 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+{{sidebar year
-[[File:EnterpriseCrew1986.jpg|thumb|The crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[San Francisco]] in the year 1986]]
+| image    = Enterprise crew, 1986.jpg
-:''For information about ''[[Star Trek]]'' releases and events in {{PAGENAME}}, see [[{{PAGENAME}} productions]].''
+| caption  = The crew of the USS ''Enterprise'' in San Francisco
-==Movies==
+}}
-* {{film|4}} (in part)
+{{timeline disambiguation}}
 == Events ==
-*[[Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and his [[senior officer|command]] [[crew]] [[time travel|travel back]] to this [[year]] to retrieve a pair of [[humpback whale]]s in order to answer the call of a mysterious [[Whale Probe|probe]] assaulting [[Earth]] in [[2286]]. They take [[George and Gracie]], along with a [[cetacean biologist]], [[doctor|Dr.]] [[Gillian Taylor]], back with them. During the acquisition of the [[whale]]s, [[Montgomery Scott]] and [[Leonard McCoy]] provide Dr. [[Nichols (Doctor)|Nichols]] with the formula for [[transparent aluminum]] on his [[Macintosh]] [[computer]]. ({{film|4}})
+*[[Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and his [[senior officer|command]] [[crew]] [[time travel|travel back]] to this [[year]] to retrieve a pair of [[humpback whale]]s in order to answer the call of a mysterious [[Whale Probe|probe]] assaulting [[Earth]] in [[2286]]. They take [[George and Gracie]], along with a [[cetacean biologist]], [[doctor|Dr.]] [[Gillian Taylor]], back with them. During the acquisition of the [[whale]]s, [[Montgomery Scott]] and [[Leonard McCoy]] provide Dr. [[Nichols]] with the formula for [[transparent aluminum]] on his [[Macintosh]] [[computer]]. ({{film|4}})
+* [[Tommy Raymond]] is born in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]. ({{TNG-R|The Neutral Zone}}, [[okudagram]])
-{{bginfo|Note the possibility of a [[predestination paradox|time paradox]], if Nichols' acquisition of the formula from Scotty resulted in his original invention of the material.|A prop for the [[:File:STExp-Glasses-PawnTicket.jpg|pawn shop ticket]] for Kirk's [[glasses]] was on display at ''[[Star Trek: The Experience]]'' was dated [[August|19 August]] 1986, suggesting that the two days over which these events took place were August 19 and 20. ''[http://nitcentral.philfarrand.com/discus/messages/3/24721.html?1300389545] }}
-*[[Clare Raymond]] gives birth to her oldest son, [[Tommy Raymond|Tommy]]. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
+== Appendices ==
+=== Films ===
+* {{film|4}} (in part)
+=== Background information ===
+* Note the possibility of a [[predestination paradox|time paradox]], if Nichols' acquisition of the formula from Scott resulted in his original invention of the material.
+* The date on the ''[[San Francisco Register]]'' was Thursday, December 18, 1986. This date is correct for that year. {{el|www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year{{=}}1986{{&}}country{{=}}1}} However, a prop for the [[:File:STExp-Glasses-PawnTicket.jpg|pawn shop ticket]] for Kirk's [[glasses]] was on display at ''[[Star Trek: The Experience]]'' (but not seen on screen) was dated [[August|19 August]] 1986. {{el|nitcentral.philfarrand.com/discus/messages/3/24721.html?1300389545}} It can go either way.
+* [[Cary Grant]] dies. ({{ste|4|1|314}})
+* [[Jason Janeway]] is born. ({{ste|4|1|382}})
+* '''[[February]]''' - The [[space station]] [[Mir]] begins its operational life in low [[Earth]] [[orbit]]. ({{ste|4|2|44}})
+=== External link ===
+* {{mbeta}}
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