Encounter at Farpoint

Prime Timeline

Year	Event
2036	● [1] The New United Nations rules that no Earth person can be held responsible for the crimes of their ancestors. [1]   Species :  Humans
2079	● [2] The "post-atomic horror". The legal system assumes guilt until proven innocent, and Lawyers have fallen into disfavour. [2]   Species :  Humans
2227	● [3] McCoy is born on Earth in North America. [4]   People :  Leonard H. McCoy
2300	● McCoy returns to Starfleet. [3]   People :  Leonard H. McCoy
2359	● [3] Riker and Deanna become romantically involved. [3]   People :  William T. Riker, Deanna Troi
2364	● [3] The USS Enteprise-D is commissioned. Joining the crew for the launch are Counsellor Deanna Troi, Tactical Officer Natasha Yar, Operations Officer Lieutenant Commander Data, Lieutenant Worf, Chief O'Brien, and Captain Jean Luc Picard. [3]   People :  Deanna Troi, Jean-Luc Picard, Data, Natasha Yar, Miles Edward O'Brien, Worf Rozhenko ● [3] Admiral McCoy makes an inspection of the Enterprise-D during her maiden voyage. [3]   People :  Leonard H. McCoy ● [3] First Contact is made with the Q continuum when a Q stops the Enterprise and puts the crew on trial for the alleged crimes of humanity. Q agrees that the ship's current Farpoint mission will make a good test of whether humanity is currently worthy of being allowed space exploration. [3]   People :  Jean-Luc Picard, Q   Species :  Q ● [3] The Enterprise-D arrives at Deneb IV to inspect the Farpoint station. Beverly Crusher joins the ship as Chief Medical Officer. She brings her son Wesley to the ship with her. Also joining the ship are Commander William Riker and Lieutenant Geordi La Forge. The station is discovered to be a gigantic shape-shifting life-form which the native Bandi have imprisoned on the planet. With the help of the Enterprise crew, the creature is released. [3]   People :  Beverly Crusher, Wesley Crusher, William T. Riker, Geordi La Forge   Species :  Denebian, Space Jellyfish

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References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	TNG	1	Encounter at Farpoint	Picard gives the date
2	TNG	1	Encounter at Farpoint	Q said his court was based on 2079
3	TNG	1	Encounter at Farpoint
4	TNG	1	Encounter at Farpoint	Data says McCoy is 137 years old in the episode

Series :	TNG Season 1
Episode :	Encounter at Farpoint
Comment :	Picard gives the date

Series :	TNG Season 1
Episode :	Encounter at Farpoint
Comment :	Q said his court was based on 2079

Series :	TNG Season 1
Episode :	Encounter at Farpoint

Series :	TNG Season 1
Episode :	Encounter at Farpoint
Comment :	Data says McCoy is 137 years old in the episode

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