1961

For information about Star Trek related events in 1961, please see the early production history.

Events[]

John F. Kennedy begins his term as the 35th President of the United States. (TOS: "The Cage")
Twenty-five years later, the magazine OMNI released a "Special Souvenir Edition" of celebrating the anniversary of "American Manned Spaceflight". (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
In 2372, Jake Sisko received a holosuite program from Nog featuring this season's New York Yankees baseball team against the 1978 Boston Red Sox. The outcome of the game was Yankees 7, Red Sox 3. (DS9: "For the Cause")
In 2375, Nog assumed the role of Vic Fontaine's accountant and went over the receipts of 1961. (DS9: "It's Only a Paper Moon")
April – The Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first Human in space. (PIC: "Two of One")
May 5 – The American astronaut Alan Shepard becomes the second Human in space. (PIC: "Two of One")
May 25 – President Kennedy gives his famous "Decision to Go to The Moon" speech to the United States Congress. (TOS-R: "The Cage"; PIC: "Two of One")