List of events which occurred on the 24th of December.
Around this time on Earth, holidays celebrated in the 23rd century include Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the Winter Solstice. (TOS - Strange New Worlds VI short story: "Bum Radish: Five Spins on a Turquoise Reindeer")
Events[]
- 1166
- King John of England is born.
- 1814
- The War of 1812 ends with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
- 1905
- Inventor Howard Hughes is born.
- 1914
- Preservationist John Muir is born.
- 1934
- Project Hercules physicist Angela Franklin is born. (TOS - Assignment: Earth comic: "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns")
- 1953
- Doctor James Wykoff orders an overly-agitated Benny Russell to be injected with morphine. (DS9 - Strange New Worlds IV short story: "Isolation Ward 4")
- 1968
- Aboard NASA's Apollo 8 command module, Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders become the first humans to orbit the moon. (The Classic UK Comics, Volume 3)
- 1970
- The Aegis returns Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln to Earth from Alpha Tau IV. (TOS - Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor comic: "Hosts")
- 2008
- Roberta Lincoln and her family visit the Smithsonian museum. En route she stops at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to mourn her long dead former lover Curtis Wellborn, and meet with her old friend and colleague, Isis. (TOS - Assignment: Earth comic: "My Name Is Legion")
- 2344
- At the Galaxy Class Starship Development Project, revised propulsion, systems, and structural specifications for the Galaxy-class Project are sent to Utopia Planitia designers. (TNG reference: Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual)
Appendices[]
Calendar of publication and production[]
- 1977
- TOS comic: "The Voodoo Planet", part 13 is reprinted in Mighty TV Comic #1358.
- 1979
- ST reference: Spaceflight Chronology is published by Pocket Books.
- 1979
- The 23rd installment of TOS comic: "Called Home" is published in daily newspapers by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 1980
- The 109th installment of TOS comic: "Husian Gambit" is published.
- 1981
- The 60th installment of TOS comic: "Restructuring Is Futile" is published.
- 1982
- The 47th installment of TOS comic: "Taking Shape" is published.
- 2008
- Star Trek Magazine, Issue 142 (US #15) is published by Titan Magazines.
- 2010
- TNG - Ghosts comic: "Issue 2" is released by IDW Publishing.
- 2020
- DSC episode: "Su'Kal" airs on CBS All Access.
External link[]
- 24 December article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.