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Events
- Floppy disks are first introduced on Earth. [1]
- November - In India, a child named Noonien is abducted by scientists to use in an eugenics program. [2]
- Dhoraxi ambassador Xahd travels back in time and seeks to prevent the rise of the Federation by causing a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Captain James T. Kirk manages to pursue Xahd back in time and with help from Gary Seven prevents Xahd's plan. [3]
Appendices
References
- ↑ TOS short story: "A Test of Character"
- ↑ TOS comic: "Khan, Issue 1"
- ↑ TOS comic: "1971/4860.2"
Stories
| Title | Series | Date | Media | Notes | Image |
| Elusive Salvation Chapters 12-14 |
The Original Series | May 21-26, 1971 | novel | 
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| Star Trek: Khan Khan, Issue 1 1971 flashback |
The Original Series | November 1971 | comic | Depicts the childhood of Khan Noonien Singh in India, and his history with the Chrysalis Project. Events take place in an alternate reality. | 
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| New Visions 1971/4860.2 1971 sections |
The Original Series | 24 November 1971 | comic | James T. Kirk time travels to Earth to prevent the emergence of an alternate reality. | 
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| Assignment: Earth We Have Met the Enemy... |
The Original Series | 1971 | comic | Takes place three-and-a-half years after "Assignment: Earth." | 
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| Assignment: Earth Isis |
The Original Series | c. 1971 | comic | Short comic published in We Have Met the Enemy..., and presumed to take place at a similar time. |
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Releases
January
USS Enterprise fires vertical thrusters.
- The third installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.
- The fourth installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.
- The fifth installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.
- The sixth installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.
- The seventh installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.
- 2nd: The third installment of the UK comic strips, eighteenth story arc is released.
- 9th: The fourth installment of the UK comic strips, eighteenth story arc is released.
- 16th: The fifth installment of the UK comic strips, eighteenth story arc is released.
- 23rd: The sixth installment of the UK comic strips, eighteenth story arc is released.
- 30th: The seventh installment of the UK comic strips, eighteenth story arc is released.
February
- Gold Key TOS comic #10: "The Legacy of Lazarus" by Len Wein is released.
- The eighth installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.
- The ninth installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.
- The first installment of "I, Emperor" is released.
- The second installment of "I, Emperor" is released.
- 6th: The eighth installment of the UK comic strips, eighteenth story arc is released.
- 13th: The ninth installment of the UK comic strips, eighteenth story arc is released.
- 20th: The first installment of the UK comic strips, nineteenth story arc is released.
- 27th: The second installment of the UK comic strips, nineteenth story arc is released.
- TOS comic: #9 The Legacy of Lazarus, by Len Wein
March
Chariot race.
- The third installment of "I, Emperor" is released.
- The fourth installment of "I, Emperor" is released.
- The first installment of "Slaves of the Frogmen" is released.
- The second installment of "Slaves of the Frogmen" is released.
- 6th: The third installment of the UK comic strips, nineteenth story arc is released.
- 13th: The fourth installment of the UK comic strips, nineteenth story arc is released.
- 20th: The first installment of the UK comic strips, twentieth story arc is released.
- 27th: The second installment of the UK comic strips, twentieth story arc is released.
April
Part 1 of "Key Witness".
- "The Zodian Sacrifice" is released.
- The third installment of "Slaves of the Frogmen" is released.
- The fourth installment of "Slaves of the Frogmen" is released.
- The first installment of "Key Witness" is released.
- The second installment of "Key Witness" is released.
May
- Gold Key TOS comic #10: "Sceptre of the Sun" by Len Wein is released.
- The third installment of "Key Witness" is released.
- The fourth installment of "Key Witness" is released.
- The fifth installment of "Key Witness" is released.
- The sixth installment of "Key Witness" is released.
- The seventh installment of "Key Witness" is released.
June
Part 2 of "Nova-Thirteen".
- The eighth installment of "Key Witness" is released.
- The ninth installment of "Key Witness" is released.
- The first installment of "Nova-Thirteen" is released.
- The second installment of "Nova-Thirteen" is released.
- 5th: The eighth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-first story arc is released.
- 12th: The ninth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-first story arc is released.
- 19th: The first installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-second story arc is released.
- 26th: The second installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-second story arc is released.
July
Part 1 of "Prison Break".
- TOS novelization anthology: Star Trek 4, by James Blish
- The third installment of "Nova-Thirteen" is released.
- The fourth installment "Nova-Thirteen" is released.
- The first installment of "Prison Break" is released.
- The second installment of "Prison Break" is released.
- The third installment of "Prison Break" is released.
- 3rd: The third installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-second story arc is released.
- 10th: The fourth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-second story arc is released.
- 17th: The first installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-third story arc is released.
- 24th: The second installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-third story arc is released.
- 31st: The third installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-third story arc is released.
- TOS novelization anthology: Star Trek 4, by James Blish
August
- Gold Key TOS comic #10: "The Brain Shockers" by Len Wein is released.
- The fourth installment of "Prison Break" is released.
- The fifth installment of "Prison Break" is released.
- The sixth installment of "Prison Break" is released.
- The first installment of "Vibrations in Time" is released.
- 7th: The fourth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-third story arc is released.
- 14th: The fifth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-third story arc is released.
- 21st: The sixth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-third story arc is released.
- 28th: The first installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-fourth story arc is released.
- TOS comic: #11 The Brain Shockers, by Len Wein
September
Part 2 of "Vibrations in Time".
- The second installment of "Vibrations in Time" is released.
- The third installment of "Vibrations in Time" is released.
- The fourth installment of "Vibrations in Time" is released.
- The fifth installment of "Vibrations in Time" is released.
- 4th: The second installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-fourth story arc is released.
- 11th: The third installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-fourth story arc is released.
- 18th: The fourth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-fourth story arc is released.
- 25th: The fifth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-fourth story arc is released.
October
- The first installment of "The Aging World" is released.
- The second installment of "The Aging World" is released.
- The first installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.
- The second installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.
- The third installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.
- 2nd: The first installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-fifth story arc is released.
- 9th: The second installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-fifth story arc is released.
- 16th: The first installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc is released.
- 23rd: The second installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc is released.
- 30th: The third installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc is released.
November
- TOS comic: #12 "The Flight of the Buccaneer", by Len Wein
- The fourth installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.
- The fifth installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.
- The sixth installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.
- The seventh installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.
- 6th: The fourth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc is released.
- 13th: The fifth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc is released.
- 20th: The sixth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc is released.
- 27th: The seventh installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc is released.
- TOS comic: #12 The Flight of the Buccaneer, by Len Wein
December
- Gold Key TOS comic #1: "The Planet of No Return" is released in Portuguese.
- The eighth installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.
- The ninth installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.
- The first installment of "Creeping Death" is released.
- The second installment of "Creeping Death" is released.
- 4th: The eighth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc is released.
- 9th: The ninth installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc is released.
- 16th: The first installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-seventh story arc is released.
- 23rd: The second installment of the UK comic strips, twenty-seventh story arc is released.
External links
- 1971 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 1971 (production) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 1971 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.