Happy Birthday Captain Kirk

[Lois]

http://www.expansionfleet.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> Very nice!

I thought all the captains from the Star Trek series all became Admirals or something.. I'm not sure, I've only seen DSN and Voyager.

[Vorak]

So far, Picard has not become an admiral yet (aside from scenes of the future perhaps).

[Vorak]

Two days late that I post this, I know, but anyway here it is...


2233 Captain James T Kirk, of the Starship Enterprise. According to the official Star Trek biography, he will be born in a small Iowa, USA  town. Riverside, Iowa, claims to be that town.

(According to the sources one consults, Kirk's date of birth is given variously as March 21, March 22, March 26; the year also varies. Perhaps records weren't very well kept in those days.)

"Another two centuries will pass before Riverside's claim-to-fame arrives, but that hasn't stopped this town from cashing in now on its future good fortune.

"Riverside is where interstate 380 ends and 'the Trek Begins,' or so says a sign as you exit. James T. Kirk, captain of the starship Enterprise, will be born here on March 21, 2233. A concrete blob behind a former barber shop marks the spot for present (and future) fans. Riverside wanted to put up a bronze James T. Kirk bust, but Paramount wanted $40K to license the image. Instead, a scale model of the 'USS Riverside,' which bears a remarkable (but not legally indemnible) resemblance to the USS Enterprise, is docked in the town square."   Source

 

"STARFLEET HISTORICAL DATABASE FILE: Kirk, James T.

Mid-level Biography Brief Mode

Played By: William Shatner
Final Rank: Captain
Full Name: James Tiberius Kirk
Date of birth: March 22, 2233
Place of birth: Riverside, Iowa, Earth
Education: Starfleet Academy, 2250-2254
Marital status: Single
Children: One son, David Marcus (2261-2286)
Date of death: 2293/2371
Place of death: Enterprise-B in Nexus/Veridian III
Serial number: SC937-0176 CEC
Quarters: On original Enterprise, Deck 5; on refit/1701-A, Deck 5/Room 0195"


Sources:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/IARIV.html" target="_blank">http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/IARIV.html
http://www.starfleetlibrary.com/bios/james_t_kirk.htm" target="_blank">http://www.starfleetlibrary.com/bios/james_t_kirk.htm

[Maguid Velotian]

Aye, aye.
Happy Birthday to him.

Nice article.

[Maguid Velotian]

Neither has 'Archer' I believe, from the 'Enterprise' series.

If you include it off-course.