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Zefram Cochrane makes first contact — Humans make official contact with an alien species for the first time on April 5^th, 2063

First Contact Day was a holiday celebrated to honor both the warp 1 flight of the Phoenix and first open contact between Humans and Vulcans on April 5^th, 2063 in Bozeman, Montana. (Star Trek: First Contact)

When Captain Kathryn Janeway was a child, the holiday was just considered a day off from school. Later, at least some schools such as WSA continued to operate on First Contact Day. (VOY: "Homestead"; ST: "Children of Mars")

Naomi Wildman and Neelix planned the 315th observation of the event aboard the USS Voyager. The festivities included Zefram Cochrane's favorite food, cheese pierogies, and rock and roll music on Tom Paris's jukebox. At Neelix's insistence, Tuvok gave the Vulcan salute while reciting the greeting given by the Vulcans during first contact: "Live long and prosper." He did not see the point of it, but everyone in attendance applauded. (VOY: "Homestead")

On this day in 2385, the planet Mars was attacked by rogue synths. 92,143 people died in the attack. (ST: "Children of Mars")

Star Trek: First Contact co-writer Ronald D. Moore chose the date for first contact in honor of his son, Jonathan, whose birthday is April 5^th. (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 273); (AOL chat, 1997))

First Contact Day was also cited in the first draft of the script for ENT: "Fusion" (which had the working title "Equilibrium"). In that script, Trip Tucker told Fraht about this holiday, commenting about it, "'That's kind of dull… just an excuse for kids to get the day off from school."

External link

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-[[File:Zefram Cochrane makes first contact.jpg|thumb|275px|Humans make official contact with an alien species for the first time on April 5, 2063.]]
+[[File:Zefram Cochrane makes first contact.jpg|thumb|Humans make official contact with an alien species for the first time on April {{nth|5|sup}}, 2063]]
-'''First Contact Day''' was a [[holidays and festivals|holiday]] celebrated to honor both the [[warp]] 1 flight of the ''[[Phoenix]]'' and [[first contact|first open contact]] between [[Human]]s and [[Vulcan]]s on [[April|April 5]], [[2063]] in [[Bozeman]], [[Montana]].
+'''First Contact Day''' was a [[holiday]] celebrated to honor both the [[warp]] 1 flight of the ''[[Phoenix]]'' and [[first contact|first open contact]] between [[Human]]s and [[Vulcan]]s on [[April|April {{nth|5|sup}}]], [[2063]] in [[Bozeman]], [[Montana]]. ({{Film|8}})
-On [[Earth]], children were given a day off from [[school]], a fact that [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] remembered was really the only way it was celebrated.
+When {{Captain}} [[Kathryn Janeway]] was a child, the holiday was just considered a day off from [[school]]. Later, at least some schools such as [[WSA]] continued to operate on First Contact Day. ({{VOY|Homestead}}; {{ST|Children of Mars}})
-[[Naomi Wildman]] and [[Neelix]] planned the [[2378]] observation of the event aboard {{USS|Voyager}}. The festivities included [[Zefram Cochrane]]'s favorite [[food]], [[cheese]] [[pierogi]]es, and [[rock and roll]] [[music]] on [[Tom Paris]]'s [[jukebox]]. At Neelix's insistence, [[Tuvok]] gave the [[Vulcan salute]] while reciting the greeting given by the Vulcans during first contact, "Live long and prosper." He did not see the point of it, but everyone in attendance applauded. ({{film|8}}; {{VOY|Homestead}})
+[[Naomi Wildman]] and [[Neelix]] planned the [[2378|315th observation of the event]] aboard the {{USS|Voyager}}. The festivities included [[Zefram Cochrane]]'s favorite [[food]], [[cheese pierogi]]es, and [[rock and roll]] [[music]] on [[Tom Paris]]'s [[jukebox]]. At Neelix's insistence, [[Tuvok]] gave the [[Vulcan salute]] while reciting the greeting given by the Vulcans during first contact: "''Live long and prosper.''" He did not see the point of it, but everyone in attendance applauded. ({{VOY|Homestead}})
+On this day in [[2385]], the [[planet]] [[Mars]] was [[Attack on Mars|attacked]] by [[rogue]] [[synth]]s. 92,143 people died in the attack. ({{ST|Children of Mars}})
+{{bginfo|''Star Trek: First Contact'' co-writer [[Ronald D. Moore]] chose the date for first contact in honor of his son, Jonathan, whose [[birthday]] is April {{nth|5|sup}}. ({{ste|4|1|273}}; {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron063|1997}})|First Contact Day was also cited in the first draft of the [[script]] for {{ENT|Fusion}} (which had the [[working title]] "Equilibrium"). In that script, {{Trip Tucker}} told [[Kov|Fraht]] about this holiday, commenting about it, "'''That's kind of dull&hellip; just an excuse for kids to get the day off from school.''"}}
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