04-05-12, 11:55 AM
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Happy 'First Contact' Day
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OK, so apparently a bunch of Star Trek fans (dare I say "Trekkies"?) are celebrating "First Contact Day" today, in which we celebrate a fictional date IN THE FUTURE. In fact, it's now 51 years until the "real" First Contact Day. Confused? OK, let's rewind a bit.
In the movie "Star Trek: First Contact", it's established that April 5, 2063 is the day in which humans make first contact with Vulcans. In the movie, the evil Borg try to mess with that day so that they can then take over the planet, but luckily Jean-Luc Picard and the rest of the "Next Generation" crew are able to prevent that from happening, and then they re-establish the timeline by helping the humans achieve first contact day.
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