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The 18th century.
Events[]
- At the beginning of the century the Romulan abandons their settlement on Dessica II.[1]
- In the mid-century Babel hosted the Ramatis Choral Debates.[2]
- Sydney is founded.[3]
- 1707
- 1719
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- Robinson Crusoe is written.[5]
- 1734
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- The Vulcan T'Von, a security officer of the time-displaced Deep Space Station K-13 who had settled on T'Von's island on 20 Draconis III in 1572, kept a personal log. On 19 September, she felt her death coming and confirmed it with a tricorder, prompting T'Von to record her last log.[6]
- 1746
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- Montgomery Scott is sent to Scotland from 2273, where he saves Seamus MacIntyre from execution. The two are later involved in the Battle of Culloden.[7]
- 1756
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- The humpback whale species is identified by Mathurin Jacques Brisson.[8]
- 1774
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- 24 August: The Enterprise-class frigate HMS Enterprise is launched.[4]
- 1775
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- 18 May: A British naval vessel is captured by Benedict Arnold in Canada and rechristened Enterprise.[9][10]
- August: Colonel Arnold brings 1,000 men aboard Enterprise and two other ships to attack Montreal. The ships were forced to retreat when reinforcements arrived. [11]
- 1776
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- 4 July: The United States of America is founded with the signing of the Declaration of Independence from the British Empire. By 2271, the United States will be made up of 56 different states from the North American continent.[12]
- The Continental Army defeates British troops advancing in Harlem Heights.[13]
- 17 September: Spain establishes the Presidio as a military garrison in San Francisco.[4][14]
- 11 October: British Royal Navy forces pummel the American fleet in Lake Champlain, but Enterprise leads their damaged ships to safety through a dense fog, denying the British an outright victory and giving America time to fortify its defenses.[4][10]
- 1777
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- 7 July: The crew of Enterprise scuttles and burns the vessel to prevent capture by British forces.[11]
- 17 October: American forces decisively defeat the British at Saratoga, New York, a turning point in the American Revolutionary War.[11]
- 1779
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- The Bon Homme Richard, under John Paul Jones, fights the Serapis in the American Revolution.[15]
- 1787
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- HMS Enterprise is ordered to push back the French fleet to Spain.[16]
- 1789
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- 30 April: George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States.[4][13]
- 1795
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- A Voyage to Botany Bay is written.[5]
- 1799
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- The USS Enterprise (schooner) is launched in Chesapeake Bay.[11]
- the Rosetta Stone is found in Rashid and named after the city.[17]
Births and deaths[]
Births[]
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- 17 January 1706
- Benjamin Franklin[4].
- 30 April 1723
- Mathurin Jacques Brisson[4].
- 22 February 1732
- George Washington[4].
- 29 May 1736
- Patrick Henry[4].
- 14 January 1741
- Benedict Arnold[4].
- 13 April 1743
- Thomas Jefferson[4].
- 16 March 1751
- James Madison[4].
- 23 August 1754
- Louis XVI[4].
- 11 January 1755 or 1757
- Alexander Hamilton[4].
- 2 November 1755
- Marie Antoinette[4].
- 28 November 1757
- William Blake[4].
- 19 April 1758
- William Carnegie[4].
- 29 September 1758
- Horatio Nelson[4].
- 15 March 1767
- Andrew Jackson[4].
- 15 August 1769
- Napoléon Bonaparte[4].
- 5 January 1779
- Stephen Decatur[4].
- 6 October 1785
- William Burrows[4].
- 31 October 1795
- John Keats[4].
Deaths[]
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- 1 September 1715
- Louis XIV of France[4].
- 1734
- T'Von (23rd century - 1734)[6].
- mid-century (date unknown)
- The Trill symbiont Dhej dies and its memories are stored by the Annuated.[18].
- 20 May 1778
- François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire.
- 17 April 1790
- Benjamin Franklin[4].
- 21 January 1793
- Louis XVI[4].
- 16 October 1793
- Marie Antoinette[4].
- 6 June 1799
- Patrick Henry[4].
- 14 December 1799
- George Washington[4].
Notable people[]
- Marie Antoinette[19]
- François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire[20]
- Benedict Arnold[10][11]
- William Blake[21]
- Napoléon Bonaparte[22]
- Mathurin Jacques Brisson[8]
- William Burrows[23]
- William Carnegie[16]
- Stephen Decatur[24]
- Israel Dickenson[10]
- Benjamin Franklin[22]
- Alexander Hamilton[25]
- Patrick Henry[26]
- Andrew Jackson[27]
- Thomas Jefferson[28]
- John Keats[29]
- Louis XIV of France[22]
- Louis XVI[30]
- Seamus MacIntyre[7]
- James Madison[31]
- Horatio Nelson[32]
- T'Von[6]
- George Washington[28]
Appendices[]
References and notes[]
- ↑ Decipher RPG module: Worlds.
- ↑ Star Trek: Myriad Universes novel: A Less Perfect Union.
- ↑ Last Unicorn RPG module: A Cadet's Guide to Sector 001 Earth.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 Historical accounts.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 DSC novel: The Enterprise War.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 STO - Agents of Yesterday short story: "Tales from K13".
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 TOS novel: Home Is the Hunter.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Starfleet Academy SCISEC Briefs episode: "SCISEC Brief 004: The Whale Probe".
- ↑ TNG reference: On Board the USS Enterprise.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 ST - Enterprise Logs short story: "The Veil at Valcour".
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 2, Issue 7: "Enterprise Lineage from Schooner to Starship".
- ↑ TOS novel: A Flag Full of Stars.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 DS9 novelization: Far Beyond the Stars.
- ↑ TOS - Starfleet Academy novel: The Gemini Agent.
- ↑ TNG novel: Exiles.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 TOS comic: "Scotty".
- ↑ DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Cathedral.
- ↑ DS9 - Worlds of DS9 - Volume Two novel: Trill: Unjoined.
- ↑ ST novel: Articles of the Federation.
- ↑ NF novel: Missing in Action.
- ↑ ST - Typhon Pact novel: Seize the Fire.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 TOS comic: "The Legacy of Lazarus".
- ↑ TOS novel: The Abode of Life.
- ↑ TOS novel: The Wounded Sky.
- ↑ TOS episode & Star Trek 11 novelization: The Squire of Gothos.
- ↑ DS9 episode: "The Dogs of War".
- ↑ TOS - The Eugenics Wars novel: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 TOS novelization: The Final Frontier.
- ↑ DS9 episode: "The Muse".
- ↑ DS9 novel: Antimatter.
- ↑ ENT novel: Rosetta.
- ↑ TNG episode: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part I".
Stories[]
| Title | Series | Date | Media | Notes | Image |
| Home Is the Hunter Chapters 3, 8, 11, 16, 21, 25, 29, 36, 39. 42, 46 & 49 |
The Original Series | April 1746 | novel | 
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| Enterprise Logs The Veil at Valcour |
Star Trek | 11 October 1776 | short story | 
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| Scotty Pages 1-3 |
The Original Series | 1787 | comic | Flashback to the HMS Enterprise. | 
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External links[]
- 18th century article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 18th century article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.