Today is: Star Trek Day

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Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner share the first interracial kiss on television during the "Plato's Stepchildren" episode of "Star Trek.," which aired in 1966.
Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner share the first interracial kiss on television during the "Plato's Stepchildren" episode of "Star Trek.," which aired in 1966.
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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.

Source: Checkiday.com

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