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Star Trek History:
Star Trek History - Up to the end of Deep Space Nine
1945 The United Nations are founded on Earth.
1957 Earth's space age begins with the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1
.
1992 Khan Noonien Singh , product of late 20th century experiments with genetic engineering, rises to power, assuming control over one quarter of planet Earth
1993 A group of genetically engineered "superior" humans seize power simultaneously in some forty of Earth's nations, mainly in the so-called "third world". The terrible Eugenic wars ensue, in part because the genetic "supermen" take to fighting among themselves. Entire populations are bombed out of existence.
1996 The Eugenic Wars end. Khan Noonien Singh is overthrown and escapes from Earth in the DY-100 class sleeper ship SS Botany Bay along with 96 of his fellow genetic "supermen".
2009 Shaun Geoffry Christopher commands the first manned Earth-Saturn space-probe mission
2024 An uprise in San Fancisco's Sanctuary District A leads to the abolishment of these inhuman institutions, originally established to accomodate homeless and jobless people. This event, later known as the " Bell riots ", makes the people start to face the serious social problems it has struggled with for over a century.
2053 World War III , a nuclear conflict on planet Earth, ends after more than 37 millions of people were killed.
2061 Warp drive is invented by Zefram Cochrane .
2063 Humans establish first contact with an alien race when a Vulcan scout ship discovers the warp signature of Zefram Cochrane's ship, the Phoenix .
2065 SS Valiant is lost on an exploration mission into deep space.
2079 The Age of postatomic horror : Earth begins to recover from World War III.
2117 Zefram Cochrane, now residing in the Alpha Centauri system, disappears and is believed to be dead.
2150 The first real world government is established on planet Earth with the state of Australia joining the union.
2156 War breaks out between Earth and the Romulan Star Empire . It is fought with primitive nuclear weapons, and the Romulan ships are not even equipped with warp drive.
2160 The Romulan war ends in the battle of Charon, with Earth Forces eventually defeating the Romulan fleet. The Treaty of Algeron is negotiated over subspace radio, creating a 1 Light-year wide " Neutral Zone " between Earth and Romulan space.
2161 The United Federation of Planets is founded. Starfleet is established in the same year with a charter "to boldy go where no man has gone before".
2218 First contact with the Klingon Empire . This disastrous encounter leads to almost a whole century of hostilities between the Empire and the Federation.
2243 Dr. Richard Daystrom invents duotronic computer technology which becomes basis for the main computers used aboard the starship Enterprise.
2245 The USS Enterprise NCC-1701 is launched from the San Francisco Yards. Captain Robert April assumes command of the Constitution-class ship and begins a five-year mission of exploration.
2250 James T. Kirk enrolls in Starfleet Academy. First assignment is USS Republic NCC-1371 .
2251 Christopher Pike assumes command of USS Enterprise to command its second five-year mission to explore deep space.
2252 Spock , still an Academy cadet, begins service aboard USS Enterprise.
2253 Spock graduates from Academy. Dr. Leonard McCoy graduates from medical school.
2254 James Kirk graduates from Starfleet Academy. He is the only cadet ever to beat the "no-win scenario" of the Kobayashi-Maru simulation . He is assigned duty aboard USS Farragut .
2255 United Federation of Planets and Sheliak corporate sign Treaty of Armens .
2256 The USS Enterprise completes its second five-year mission of exploration and begins a year of refit work in spacedock.
2257 Enterprise embarks on third five-year mission.
2261 USS Enterprise, under the command of Christopher Pike, completes its third five-year mission of exploration. The ship enters spacedock for a major refit.
2263 James Kirk is promoted to captain of the starship Enterprise.
2264 The Enterprise under Kirk embarks on a historic five-year mission of exploration.
2266 The Romulans violate the Neutral Zone for the first time in more than a hundred years.
Captain Pike returns to planet Talos IV to spent the rest of his life there.
2267 Khan's sleeper ship, the SS Botany Bay, is found drifting in Mutara sector . Khan and his fellows are banished to planet Ceti Alpha VI .
Relations between Federation and Klingon Empire start to deteriorate; war is prevented by the Organian peace treaty .
2268 Establishment of Klingon-Romulan alliance , which permits an exchange of starship design and waepon technology between the two empires, icluding the cloaking device (invented by Romulans).
Captain James Kirk and Commander Spock are arrested by Romulan authorities on a mission to seize an improved Romulan cloaking device.
2269 Kirk's five-year mission aboard the Enterprise comes to an end. The ship returns to spacedock to undergo a major refit. Kirk is promoted to Admiral, Spock and McCoy leave Starfleet.
2271 The Enterprise successfully defends Earth against the V'Ger space probe . Spock and McCoy re-enter Starfleet.
2284 Spock becomes instructor at Starfleet Academy. The USS Enterprise is assigned to Academy training flights.
2285 Khan Noonien Singh escapes exile on Ceti Alpha VI, gains control of USS Reliant and tries to steal the Genesis terraforming device .
Spock dies in trying to save the Enterprise.
While Kirk and his Crew are trying to save Spock's body, the Enterprise is destroyed. Later on, Spock's body, re-born on planet Genesis, is reunited with his Katra (his mind).
2286 Kirk and companions save Earth from an alien probe by transporting two humpback whales from the 20th to the 23rd century.
The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A , second ship to bear the name, is commissioned. Admiral Kirk is demoted to Captain and assumes command of the new starship.
2287 Sybok , Spock's half brother, gains control of the Enterprise trying to find his vision of god which is believed to live on planet Sha Ka Ree .
2290 Hikaru Sulu is promoted captain of USS Excelsior NCC-2000 .
2293 Praxis , a Klingon moon, is destroyed by a huge explosion. The Klingon economy is nearly paralyzed, military budgets have to be cut, too. This leads to the Khitomer peace talks .
Klingon chancellor Gorkon is assassinated. The office is carried on by his daughter, Azetbur .
The Enterprise-A is decommissioned. Kirk, Scott and McCoy retire.
The new Enterprise-B , an Excelsior-Class starship , is commissioned. Captain Harriman assumes command. On her maiden voyage, the Enterprise encounters a powerful energy field, the Nexus . Captain Kirk is believed killed when an energy discharge causes a hull breach in the section where Kirk is working.
2295 The transport ship USS Jenolen is lost on her way to the Norpin colony . One of the passengers was Captain Montgomery Scott .
2311 The Tomed incident . War with the Romulans is prevented by 2nd Treaty of Algeron which forbids the Federation use of cloaking technology. The Romulans start a prolonged period of isolation lasting until 2364.
2327 Jean-Luc Picard graduates from Starfleet Academy.
2328 Planet Bajor is annexed by the Cardassian Union .
2333 Captain Jean-Luc Picard assumes command of USS Stargazer NCC-2893 .
2344 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C is destroyed near Narendra III .
2346 Worf's parents are killed by Romulans at the Khitomer massacre . Starfleet Officer Sergey Rozhenko adopts Worf.
2355 USS Stargazer is nearly destroyed by a Ferengi vessel in the Battle of Maxia . After having spent months in an escape pod, Picard is court-martialled but eventually acquitted.
2357 William T. Riker graduates from Starfleet Academy. His first assignment is aboard the unfortunate USS Pegasus .
2361 Riker, now serving aboard the Potemkin , participates in a rescue mission on planet Nervala III . A double is created by a transporter malfunction, living undiscovered on the planet until 2369.
2363 The third Enterprise, the NCC-1701-D is launched from the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Before transferred to the Enterprise, William Riker serves as executive officer aboard USS Hood .
2364 First known contact with the Ferengi. First contact with the Q .
Natasha Yar , tactical officer aboard the Enterprise is killed on planet Vagra II .
An extragalactic conspiracy is uncovered in attempting to infiltrate Starfleet Command.
2365 Katherine Pulaski is Chief Medical Officer aboard the Enterprise.
First contact with the Borg .
2366 The starship Enterprise-C briefly appears in the present by means of a temporal rift.
Lieutenant Worf accepts dishonoring for sins his deceased father has (allegedly) committed against the Klingon Empire.
Captain Picard is abducted and assimilated by the Borg.
2367 As Borg drone " Locutus ", Picard is forced to lead an assault against the Federation near Wolf 359 . In this battle, 39 out of 40 Starfleet vessels are destroyed.
Alexander Rozhenko , son of Worf and K'Ehleyr , is born.
Wesley Crusher enrolls at Starfleet Academy.
Jean-Luc Picard serves as Arbiter of Succession to choose the successor of the assassinated Klingon chancellor K'mpec .
2368 The Klingon house of Duras tries to seize control of the Klingon High Council and thereby triggers a civil war. After Romulan support for Duras' forces is cut off, they are quickly defeated by Gowron's supporters. Gowron is appointed leader of the High Council and Chancellor of the Klingon Empire.
Ambassador Spock is spotted on Romulus. He is supporting the reunification of Romulus and Vulcan.
Ambassador Sarek dies at the age of 203.
Wesley Crusher confesses having participated in disguising a fatal accident at Starfleet Academy. He is deferred one year.
2369 Captain Montgomery Scott is found alive aboard USS Jenolen after having spent 74 years as a molecular pattern in the Jenolen's transporter buffer.
The Cardassians withdraw their claim on Bajor. With the end of the occupation , the space station Terok Nor is abandoned, too. At the request of the Bajoran Provisional Government , Starfleet takes over the administration of the station, now called Deep Space Nine . Commander Benjamin Sisko is assigned to command DS9.
The first stable wormhole is discovered near Bajor.
After Kai Opaka's death in the Gamma Quadrant , a power struggle for the succession starts on Bajor.
2370 The Soong-type android Lore is dismantled after trying to lead the Borg into a new campaign.
Scientists find out that extensive use of warp drive systems could damage the structure of subspace . A Federation-wide speed limit of Warp 5.0 is introduced.
An extremist religious group on Bajor, called " The Circle ", tries to overthrow the Bajoran Provisional Government.
Vedek Winn is elected successor of Kai Opaka.
The battle ship USS Defiant NX-74205 is commissioned.
The Dominion from the Gamma Quadrant, beyond the Bajoran Wormhole, tangles with the whole Alpha Quadrant by destroying all ships on "their" side of the passage. They also destroy a Bajoran colony.
2371 The USS Defiant is assigned to Deep Space Nine to defend Bajor and the wormhole in case of a Dominion attack.
USS Voyager disappears without a trace in a mission to the " Badlands ".
A joint fleet of starships from the Romulan Tal Shiar and the Cardassian Obsidian Order is completely destroyed in the attempt to annihilate the homeworld of the Founders of the Dominion.
Benjamin Sisko is promoted Captain.
Worf is promoted Lieutenant Commander.
The Enterprise-D is destroyed by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey while the crew is trying to prevent a planet from being destroyed by a crazy scientist.
2372 The Cardassian military government is overthrown and replaced by a civil government: the Datapa Council .
Relations between the Federation and the Klingon Empire deteriorate after the Klingons have started to invade the Cardassian Union. They terminate the Treaty of Khitomer.
Lieutenant Commander Worf is transferred to Deep Space Nine.
The sixth Enterprise, the NCC-1701-E , is commissioned. Captain Picard assumes command.
2373 The Cardassian Union joins the Dominion. The Klingons are driven out of Cardassian space. Gul Dukat becomes governor of the Cardassian Union.
After months of minor border skirmishes, the Khitomer treaty of 2293 is re-signed by Federation and Klingons.
The Borg start a new invasion on the UFP. The Enterprise under Picard prevents their plan to rewrite history by travelling back in time.
The Romulan Star Empire, the Tholien Assembly , the Miradorn and the Bajoran Provisional Government sign nonaggression treaties with the Dominion.
The conflict between Federation/Klingons and the Dominion leads to an open war.
The Federation station Deep Space Nine is conquered by the Dominion after the Bajoran Wormhole was mined by Starfleet.
2274 Deep Space Nine is retaken by a joint Starfleet/Klingon fleet. The minefield around the wormhole is destroyed.
Gul Dukat is arrested. Gul Damarr takes his place as governor.
Gul Dukat escapes captivity.
Starfleet finds out USS Voyager was not destroyed but ended up in the Delta Quadrant .
After Starfleet uncovers Dominion plans to invade Romulus inspite of the nonaggression treaty, the Romulans join the Federation/Klingon alliance to fight the Dominion.
Starfleet, the Klingons and the Romulans take the offensive by attacking and occupying a Cardassian outpost.
Jadzia Dax is killed in the execution of her duty.
2275 The USS Defiant is destroyed. The Defiant-class starship USS Sao Paulo is assigned to DS9 and renamed Defiant.
; The war in the Alpha Quadrant ends with the Federation/Klingon/Romulan fleet invading Cardassia Prime. Prior to the victory, 800 million Cardassians were killed by Jem'Hadar soldiers.
Lieutenant Commander Worf is appointed Klingon ambassador to the UFP.
Ferengi Rules Of Acquisition:
Ferengi Rules Of Acquisition
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List of Rules
The rules listed below have all been stated on-screen, were listed in The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition by Ira Steven Behr, or were listed in Legends of the Ferengi by Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Each rule is referenced accordingly.
* 1. Once you have their money, you never give it back.[1][2]
* 2. The best deal is the one that brings the most profit.[3]
* 3. Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to.[4]
* 4. A woman wearing clothes is like a man in the kitchen.[3]
* 6. Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.[1] or Never allow family to stand in the way of profit.[5]
* 7. Keep your ears open.[6]
* 8. Small print leads to large risk.[7]
* 9. Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.[8]
* 10. Greed is eternal.[9][10]
* 11. Even if it's free, you can always buy it cheaper.[3]
* 12. Anything worth selling is worth selling twice.[3]
* 13. Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.[7]
* 16. A deal is a deal.[11]
* 17. A contract is a contract is a contract. But only between Ferengi.[12]
* 18. A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.[2]
* 19. Satisfaction is not guaranteed.[7]
* 21. Never place friendship above profit.[13]
* 22. A wise man can hear profit in the wind.[13]
* 23. Nothing is more important than your health. Except for your money.[5]
* 27. There is nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman.[7]
* 31. Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother[14]...Insult something he cares about instead[7].
* 33. It never hurts to suck up to the boss.[13][15]
* 34. War is good for business.[16][17]
* 35. Peace is good for business.[16][18]
* 40. She can touch your lobes, but never your latinum.[7]
* 41. Profit is its own reward.[7]
* 44. Never confuse wisdom with luck.[7]
* 45. Expand or die.[5] (The 95th rule is also given as "Expand or die" on one occasion.)[10]
* 47. Never trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.[19]
* 48. The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.[13]
* 52. Never ask when you can take.[7]
* 57. Good customers are as rare as latinum. Treasure them.[20]
* 58. There is no substitute for success.[7]
* 59. Free advice is seldom cheap.[13]
* 60. Keep your lies consistent.[7]
* 62. The riskier the road, the greater the profit.[13]
* 65. Win or lose, there's always Hupyrian beetle snuff.[7]
* 74. Knowledge equals profit.[21]
* 75. Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum.[22]
* 76. Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies![23]
* 79. Beware of the Vulcan greed for knowledge.[7]
* 82. The flimsier the product, the higher the price.[7]
* 85. Never let the competition know what you're thinking.[7]
* 89. Ask not what your profits can do for you, but what you can do for your profits.[7]
* 94. Females and finances don't mix.[24]
* 95. Expand or die.[10]. (The 45th rule was also given as "Expand or die" on one occasion.)[5]
* 97. Enough... is never enough.[7]
* 98. Every man has his price.[25]
* 99. Trust is the biggest liability of all.[7]
* 102. Nature decays, but latinum is forever.[26]
* 103. Sleep can interfere with... [cut off]. (The rest of the 103rd rule was never stated onscreen as Pel was interrupted before finishing.)[13]
* 104. Faith moves mountains... of inventory.[7]
* 106. There is no honor in poverty.[7]
* 109. Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack.[19]
* 111. Treat people in your debt like family. Exploit them.[27][28]
* 112. Never have sex with the boss's sister.[29]
* 113. Always have sex with the boss.[7]
* 121. Everything is for sale, even friendship.[7]
* 123. Even a blind man can recognize the glow of latinum.[7]
* 125. You can't make a deal if you're dead.[17]
* 139. Wives serve, brothers inherit.[30]
* 141. Only fools pay retail.[7]
* 144. There's nothing wrong with charity... as long as it winds up in your pocket.[7]
* 162. Even in the worst of times, someone turns a profit.[7]
* 168. Whisper your way to success.[31]
* 177. Know your enemies... but do business with them always.[7]
* 181. Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit.[7]
* 189. Let others keep their reputation. You keep their money.[7]
* 190. Hear all; trust nothing.[32]
* 192. Never cheat a Klingon... unless you're sure you can get away with it.[7]
* 194. It's always good business to know about your customers before they walk in your door.[33]
* 202. The justification of profit is profit.[7]
* 203. New customers are like razor-toothed Greeworms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.[34]
* 208. Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than the question is an answer.[24]
* 211. Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them.[35]
* 214. Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach.[36]
* 217. You can't free a fish from water.[27]
* 218. Always know what you're buying.[7]
* 223. Beware the man who doesn't make time for oo-mox.[7]
* 229. Latinum lasts longer than lust.[24]
* 236. You can't buy fate.[7]
* 239. Never be afraid to mislabel a product.[12]
* 242. More is good... all is better.[7]
* 255. A wife is a luxury... a smart accountant, a necessity.[7]
* 261. A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience.[7]
* 263. Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum.[35]
* 266. When in doubt, lie.[7]
* 284. Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi.[7]
* 285. No good deed ever goes unpunished.[37]
The Unwritten Rule
When no appropriate rule applies, make one up.[10]
Unofficial rules
The character of Quark proposed adding a 286th rule: "When Morn leaves, it's all over."[38]
The character of Neelix, while posing as the Ferengi Grand Proxy, told Arridor and Kol that the 299th rule was: "Whenever you exploit someone, it never hurts to thank them (that way it's easier to exploit them the next time)."[10]
A conversation between the characters of Nog and Jake Sisko implied the existence of a rule similar to: "Money is money, but females are better."[39]
Each of the rules below was quoted on-screen, but was not formally stated as being one of the Rules of Acquisition and/or was not numbered.
* When the messenger comes to appropriate your profits, kill the messenger.[10]
* Time, like latinum, is a highly limited commodity.[35]
* Exploitation begins at home.[10]
* Always inspect the merchandise before making a deal.[40]
* Respect is good, but latinum is better.[38]
Revised Rules for the Modern Ferengi
A revised list of rules was created by Grand Nagus Zek in the DS9 episode "Prophet Motive". After consulting a Bajoran orb, the Bajoran Prophets changed Zek, eliminating his greed and thirst for profit. Once Zek was restored to his normal self, the original rules were restored and all copies of the revised rules were to be destroyed.[9]
* 1. If they want their money back, give it to them.
* 10. Greed is dead.
* 21. Never place profit before friendship.
* 22. Latinum tarnishes, but family is forever.
* 23. Money can never replace dignity.
* 285. A good deed is its own reward.
Stages of Acquisition
In addition to the Rules, Ferengi recognize five Stages of Acquisition:
1. Infatuation
2. Justification
3. Appropriation
4. Obsession
5. Resale
References
1. ^ a b "The Nagus". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
2. ^ a b "Heart of Stone". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
3. ^ a b c d .
4. ^ "The Maquis, Part II". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
5. ^ a b c d "Acquisition". Star Trek: Enterprise.
6. ^ "In the Hands of the Prophets". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am .
8. ^ "The Storyteller". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
9. ^ a b "Prophet Motive". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
10. ^ a b c d e f g "False Profits". Star Trek: Voyager.
11. ^ "Melora". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
12. ^ a b "Body Parts". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
13. ^ a b c d e f g "Rules of Acquisition". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
14. ^ "The Siege". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
15. ^ "The Dogs of War". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
16. ^ a b "Destiny". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
17. ^ a b "The Siege of AR-558". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
18. ^ "The Perfect Mate". Star Trek: The Next Generation.
19. ^ a b "Rivals". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
20. ^ "Armageddon Game". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
21. ^ "Inside Man". Star Trek: Voyager.
22. ^ "Civil Defense". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
23. ^ "The Homecoming". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
24. ^ a b c "Ferengi Love Songs". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
25. ^ "In the Pale Moonlight". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
26. ^ "The Jem'Hadar". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
27. ^ a b "Past Tense, Part I". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
28. ^ "The Darkness and the Light". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
29. ^ "Playing God". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
30. ^ "Necessary Evil". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
31. ^ "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
32. ^ "Call to Arms". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
33. ^ "Whispers". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
34. ^ "Little Green Men". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
35. ^ a b c "Bar Association". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
36. ^ "The Maquis, Part I". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
37. ^ "The Collaborator". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
38. ^ a b "The House of Quark". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
39. ^ "Life Support". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
40. ^ "The Abandoned". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
