timeline
years:	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 (stardates from 1971.0, or reference stardate -1/71)
decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
centuries:	19th century - 20th century - 21st century

1971 was, on Earth's calendar, the 72nd year of the 20th century, and the second year of the 1970s decade. Although this was a time period before Human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 1971.0^[1] or reference stardate -1/71.^[2]

Events[]

• Floppy disks are first introduced on Earth.^[3]
• 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.^[4]

January

• Jimmy Carter becomes the governor of Georgia.^[5]

September

• Charles Manson is found guilty of plotting a series of murders.^[5]

November

• According to Khan Noonien Singh, he is abducted in India by scientists to use in an eugenics program.^[6]

December

• Doctors Without Borders is founded on Earth.^[5]

People[]

Births and deaths[]

6 July

• Louis Armstrong dies.^[5]

11 September

• Nikita Khrushchev dies.^[5]

Appendices[]

References[]

Stories[]

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
Elusive Salvation Chapters 12-14	The Original Series	May 21-26, 1971	novel
Strange New Worlds 10 Time Line	The Original Series	some weeks after September 1971	Short story	Some details contradict information given in e.g. Assignment: Earth.
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.
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.
Assignment: Earth We Have Met the Enemy...	The Original Series	1971	comic	Takes place three-and-a-half years after "Assignment: Earth."
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.

Releases[]

• The omnibus Star Trek Annual 1972 is released.
• The omnibus Star Trek Television Picture Story Book is released.

January[]

2 January

• The third installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.

9 January

• The fourth installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.

16 January

• The fifth installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.

23 January

• The sixth installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.

30 January

• The seventh installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.

February[]

• Gold Key TOS comic #10: "The Legacy of Lazarus" by Len Wein is released.

6 February

• The eighth installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.

13 February

• The ninth installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.

20 February

• The first installment of "I, Emperor" is released.

27 February

• The second installment of "I, Emperor" is released.

March[]

6 March

• The third installment of "I, Emperor" is released.

13 March

• The fourth installment of "I, Emperor" is released.

20 March

• The first installment of "Slaves of the Frogmen" is released.

27 March

• The second installment of "Slaves of the Frogmen" is released.

April[]

• "The Zodian Sacrifice" is released.

3 April

• The third installment of "Slaves of the Frogmen" is released.

10 April

• The fourth installment of "Slaves of the Frogmen" is released.

17 April

• The first installment of "Key Witness" is released.

24 April

• The second installment of "Key Witness" is released.

May[]

• Gold Key TOS comic #10: "Sceptre of the Sun" by Len Wein is released.

1 May

• The third installment of "Key Witness" is released.

8 May

• The fourth installment of "Key Witness" is released.

15 May

• The fifth installment of "Key Witness" is released.

22 May

• The sixth installment of "Key Witness" is released.

29 May

• The seventh installment of "Key Witness" is released.

June[]

5 June

• The eighth installment of "Key Witness" is released.

12 June

• The ninth installment of "Key Witness" is released.

19 June

• The first installment of "Nova-Thirteen" is released.

26 June

• The second installment of "Nova-Thirteen" is released.

July[]

• TOS novelization anthology: Star Trek 4, by James Blish

3 July

• The third installment of "Nova-Thirteen" is released.

10 July

• The fourth installment "Nova-Thirteen" is released.

17 July

• The first installment of "Prison Break" is released.

24 July

• The second installment of "Prison Break" is released.

31 July

• The third installment of "Prison Break" is released.

August[]

• Gold Key TOS comic #10: "The Brain Shockers" by Len Wein is released.

7 August

• The fourth installment of "Prison Break" is released.

14 August

• The fifth installment of "Prison Break" is released.

21 August

• The sixth installment of "Prison Break" is released.

28 August

• The first installment of "Vibrations in Time" is released.

September[]

4 September

• The second installment of "Vibrations in Time" is released.

11 September

• The third installment of "Vibrations in Time" is released.

18 September

• The fourth installment of "Vibrations in Time" is released.

25 September

• The fifth installment of "Vibrations in Time" is released.

October[]

2 October

• The first installment of "The Aging World" is released.

9 October

• The second installment of "The Aging World" is released.

16 October

• The first installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.

23 October

• The second installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.

30 October

• The third installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.

November[]

• TOS comic: #12 "The Flight of the Buccaneer", by Len Wein

6 November

• The fourth installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.

13 November

• The fifth installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.

20 November

• The sixth installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.

27 November

• The seventh installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.

December[]

• Gold Key TOS comic #1: "The Planet of No Return" is released in Portuguese.

4 December

• The eighth installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.

9 December

• The ninth installment of "By Order of the Empire" is released.

16 December

• The first installment of "Creeping Death" is released.

23 December

• The second installment of "Creeping Death" 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.