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1996 was, on Earth's calendar, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the seventh year of the 1990s decade. Although this was a time period before Human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 1996.0.[1]

Events

5 January

At Area 51, the team around Dr. Jeffrey Carlson - Shannon O'Donnel, Dr. Marcus Walter Nichols, Jackson Roykirk and Shaun Geoffrey Christopher - celebrate the successful finalization of their DY-100 project. During the celebration, Shannon is contacted by Roberta Lincoln and the two women have an urgent meeting in the DY-100 construction bay, where Roberta finally drops her disguise. Shannon is instrumental in helping Roberta stealing the DY-100. She later claims that she was under the influence of Ferengi mind-control, but is relieved from duty.[6]

10 January

U.S. forces bombed Khan Noonien Singh's "terrorist base" in Chandigarh as well as several other Augment bases in Serbia. Just before Khan releases his ultimate weapon, the "Morning Star", which would ultimately destroy the ozone layer, Gary Seven beams into his palace and offers him a way out - aboard the DY-100.[6]

11 January

Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln place Khan and the remainders of his followers on the DY-100 (which is baptized SS Botany Bay by Khan) and send them off to space into exile. During this final mission, it is revealed that Isis, Seven's mysterious cat, was amongst Khan's closest followers under the disguise as Lady Ament; she is accidentally killed by Joaquin Weiss.[6][7]

2 February

Gary Seven ends his mission on Earth, traveling back to the Aegis. He leaves the Aegis Earth mission in the hands of Roberta Lincoln. Roberta hires Rain Robinson to be her aide.[6]

30 June

The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas is closed.[2]

November
7 November

Top-secret organization Section 31 is created by Pentagon officers in Washington, D.C.[10]

Births and deaths

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November

Appendices

References and notes

  1. ↑ TOS movie: Star Trek.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia.
  3. ↑ TOS episode: "Where No Man Has Gone Before".
  4. ↑ TOS comic: "The Needs of the One"
  5. ↑ TNG novel: Debtors' Planet
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 TOS novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2.
  7. ↑ TOS episode: "Space Seed".
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 VOY episode: "Future's End".
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 VOY short story: "Almost... But Not Quite"
  10. ↑ TOS novel: Elusive Salvation
  11. ↑ ST website: StarTrek.com.
  12. ↑ PIC episode: "Fly Me to the Moon"

Stories

Title Series Date Media Notes Image
The Eugenics Wars

The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2

Chapters 24-27 		The Original Series 5 January - 2 February 1996 novel Khan2
Star Trek: Khan

Khan, Issue 3

1996 flashbacks 		The Original Series 7 May 1996 comic Flashback to the end of the Augment Alliance and Khan Noonien Singh's escape from Earth aboard the SS Botany Bay. Events take place in an alternate reality. IDW Star Trek Khan 3
Federation: The First 150 Years

Prologue: Cochrane's Flight, 2063-2120 		Star Trek 1996 reference book Newspaper article covering the launch of the SS Botany Bay, and the escape of Khan's Augment group. Federation - The First 150 Years cover
Last Unicorn RPG

The Danurian Factor

Introduction 		The Original Series 1996 role-playing game Takes place shortly after the launch of the Botany Bay. LUG45000TOSCoreGameBook
Future's End

1996 time-travel scenes 		Voyager November 1996 episode Starling and The Doctor
Strange New Worlds II

Almost... But Not Quite

Sections 3-5 		Voyager November 1996 short story SNWII
From History's Shadow

Chapter 38 		The Original Series November 6, 1996 novel From History's Shadow cover
Elusive Salvation

"One More Last Thing": Chapter 33 		The Original Series 7 November 1996 novel Top-secret organization Section 31 is created by Pentagon officers in Washington, D.C. Elusive Salvation cover

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