5 May

Events which occurred on the 5th of May.

Events[]

1821: Former French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte dies.
1904: Cy Young pitches Major League Baseball's first perfect game.
1961: American astronaut Alan Shepard becomes the second Human in space aboard Freedom 7. (PIC episode: "Two of One")
1971: Shepard walks on Luna as part of the Apollo 14 mission. (VOY - Strange New Worlds II short story: "Almost... But Not Quite")
1973: Secretariat wins the Kentucky Derby.
2151: The Earth Starfleet starship Enterprise makes first contact with the Axanarri. (ENT episode: "Fight or Flight")
2160: During the Earth-Romulan War, Charles Tucker III warns Captain T'Pol that the Romulan Empire intends to secure a beachhead — at the planet Cheron in 83 Leonis B — from which to launch their final assault on Earth. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: To Brave the Storm)
2196: The USS Gagarin and USS Shepard launch from Luna shipyards. (Star Trek Adventures module: Discovery (2256-2258) Campaign Guide)
2356: The as yet unnamed USS Galaxy is launched from orbital spacedock on maneuvering thrusters as part of the Galaxy Class Starship Development Project. (TNG reference: Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual)

1973: The eleventh installment of TOS comic: "Spheres of War" is published in Valiant and TV21, Issue 84.
1980: The 2nd installment of TOS comic: "Double Bluff" is published in daily newspapers by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
1981: The 10th installment of TOS comic: "The Savage Within" is published.
1982: The 66th installment of TOS comic: "The Wristwatch Plantation" is published.
1983: The 70th installment of TOS comic: "Send in the Clones" is published.
1997: DS9 episode: "Children of Time" airs (week of).
1999

2004: ENT episode: "E²" airs.
2009: TOS movie: Star Trek debuts in theaters.
2010: TOS - Captain's Log comic: "Harriman" is released by IDW Publishing.
2022: PIC episode: "Farewell" and SNW episode: "Strange New Worlds" debut on Paramount+.