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")

2265

James T. Kirk kisses Dr. Helen Noel at a Christmas Eve party aboard the USS Enterprise. (TOS episode & Star Trek 1 novelization: Dagger of the Mind, TOS - Star Trek: Explorer short story: "The Lost Noel")

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.

2014

The Official Starships Collection, Issue 36, featuring the Oberth-class USS Grissom, is released by Eaglemoss Collections.

2020

DSC episode: "Su'Kal" airs on CBS All Access.

External link[]

• 24 December article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.