Today is: Star Trek Day

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Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán), left, and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) have a battle of intellect in the “Space Seed” episode of the original “Star Trek.” (Paramount Television). Shatner will be appearing at the FAN EXPO Boston this Friday and Saturday at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston.
Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán), left, and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) have a battle of intellect in the “Space Seed” episode of the original “Star Trek.” (Paramount Television). Shatner will be appearing at the FAN EXPO Boston this Friday and Saturday at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston.
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Star Trek Day celebrates the premiere of Star Trek: The Original Series, but more broadly speaking, it celebrates everything in the Star Trek universe. The day has been embraced by the likes of CBS, Google, and even Oreo. September 8th has long been informally observed as Star Trek Day, but beginning in 2020, CBS — first through CBS All Access and then through Paramount+— began hosting Star Trek Day celebrations. These have featured live-streamed panels with conversations with cast members from different series, streams of Star Trek episodes, the raising of money for social justice issues, and sales on Star Trek merchandise.

Star Trek was created by Gene Roddenberry. What became known as the Star Trek: The Original Series debuted on September 8, 1966, and ran for three seasons on NBC. Set in the twenty-third century, it followed the Starship USS Enterprise, captained by James T. Kirk, who was played by William Shatner. Star Trek gained a cult following and Trekkies were born.

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