Space probe Nomad launched from Earth, the first interstellar probe intended to seek out new life-forms. The probe was designed by scientist Jackson Roykirk. Nomad is later believed destroyed in a meteoroid collision.

Captain Shaun Geoffrey Christopher commands the first successful Earth-Saturn space-probe mission.

Advances in sublight propulsion technologies make "sleeper ships" obsolete.

Reunification of Ireland. Speaking about the Ansata separatists of planet Rutia IV, Data cites this event as an example of how terrorist activity can sometimes result in political change.

Joe DiMaggio's hitting record broken by a shortstop from the London Kings.

Zefram Cochrane, inventor of warp drive, is born. His work makes such a enormous contribution to space exploration that great universities and even entire planets are one day named after him.

A "famous novelist" writes a classic on the theme "Let me help." He recommends these words even over "I love you."

Fifty-second state is admitted to the United States of America.

New United Nations ruled that Earth citizens may not be held responsible for crimes committed by ancestors.

NASA launches spacecraft Charybdis on July 23, commanded by Colonel Steven Richey. It is the third attempt to explore beyond Earth's solar system. The ship is declared missing after telemetry is lost.

Television no longer survives as a significant form of entertainment.

Space vehicle Charybdis, launched from Earth in 2037, arrives at the eighth planet in the Theta 116 system. An unknown alien intelligence on the planet discovers a book (Hotel Royale) in the possession of mission commander Richey and creates an environment based on the book in an effort to sustain Richey's life.

First successful demonstration of light-speed propulsion by Zefram Cochrane. This became the basis for early warp drive technology.

S.S. Valiant embarks on deep space exploration mission. Expedition is lost and is eventually swept out of the galaxy. The ship is nearly destroyed while trying to return across the energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy. Six crew members are killed, but a seventh experiences a mutation that dramatically enhances his latent ESP powers, making that person a threat to the ship and it's crew. The Valiant's captain later orders the ship destroyed to prevent the mutated crew member from escaping.

British astronomer John Burke of the Royale Academy maps the area of space including Sherman's Planet. The region is later the subject of a territorial dispute between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.

Planet Lavinius V is infested by the same parasite creatures that later attacked planet Deneva.

An unknown planet launches a sublight freighter vessel carrying large quantities of unstable nuclear waste products. The ship drifts through space, unattended, for about 300 years before settling into orbit around planet Gamelan V, where radiation leakage threatens life on the planet.

The people of Argelius II undergo a "great awakening," a significant cultural milestone in their hedonistic society devoted to love and pleasure.

Earth recovers from a nuclear war. In this postatomic horror, the legal system is based on the principle of "guilty until proven innocent." Lawyers have fallen into disfavor as Shakespeare's suggestion to "Kill all the Lawyers" has been taken quite seriously.

Colonel Steven Richey, commander of the space vehicle Charybdis, dies in captivity on the eighth planet in the Theta 118 system.

The Lornack clan of the planet Acamar III begins a bitter blood feud with their rival clan, the Tralestas. The feud lasts until the year 2286, when the Lornacks massacre all but five of the Tralestas.