1955

timeline
years:	1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 (stardates from 1955.0)
decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
centuries:	19th century - 20th century - 21st century

1955 was, on Earth's calendar, the 56th year of the 21st century, and the sixth year of the 1950s decade. Although this was a time period before Human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 1955.0.

EventsEdit

• On Earth, Human astronomer Colin Stanley Gum discovers a nebula which has formed from a supernova remnant. The nebula was christened the Gum Nebula in his honor.^[1]
• In October, the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal is commissioned.^[2]
• Captain James T. Kirk is transported to 1955 by the Guardian of Forever, after being subjected to a Klingon mind-sifter in the year 2267. Confused about his identity, he is institutionalized in a mental health facility.^[3]
• Kirk also traveled to Earth in 1955 via the time travel cabinet to retrieve a missing doomsday weapon.^[4]

PeopleEdit

Births and deathsEdit

• Miri is born on Juram V.^{[5] [6]}

Alternate timelinesEdit

• Leonard McCoy is killed by a Nazi fighter pilot in Hayden, South Carolina.^[7]
• World War II continued into this year.^[7]
• James T. Kirk is placed in a mental hospital.^[8]

AppendicesEdit

References and notesEdit

1. ↑ TTN novel: Orion's Hounds.
2. ↑ TNG novel: Ghost Ship.
3. ↑ TOS - The New Voyages short story: "Mind-Sifter".
4. ↑ TOS comic: "A Bomb in Time".
5. ↑ TOS episode: "Miri"
6. ↑ TOS novel: The Cry of the Onlies
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows
8. ↑ TOS short story: "Mind-Sifter"

StoriesEdit

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
From History's Shadow Chapter 10	The Original Series	January 14, 1955	novel
Crucible Provenance of Shadows (Timeline 2) Chapter 52, Section 2	The Original Series	1955	novel	Alternate-timetrack history of what would have occurred on Earth, had Dr. McCoy prevented Edith Keeler's death in 1930. McCoy killed by invading Nazi soldier.

External linksEdit

• 1955 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1955 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.