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*[[Lord Halifax]] is the [[British]] Ambassador to the [[United States of America]]. On February 10, 1941, the magazine Life has a picture of him on their cover. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Big Goodbye]]")
 
*[[Lord Halifax]] is the [[British]] Ambassador to the [[United States of America]]. On February 10, 1941, the magazine Life has a picture of him on their cover. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Big Goodbye]]")
 
*'''December 7''' - Naval Air forces of the [[Japan]]ese Empire attack the [[United States]] [[United States armed forces#US Navy|Navy]] base at [[Pearl Harbor]]. The event results in the sinking of many ships, including the USS ''Arizona'' (BB-39), and precipitates the entry of the United States into [[World War II]]. However, the Japanese miss the American carriers, which were located elsewhere at the time. The first major American warship to return to the base after the attack was the aircraft carrier [[USS Enterprise (CV-6)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Enemy]]", [[DS9]]: "[[Far Beyond the Stars]]")
 
*'''December 7''' - Naval Air forces of the [[Japan]]ese Empire attack the [[United States]] [[United States armed forces#US Navy|Navy]] base at [[Pearl Harbor]]. The event results in the sinking of many ships, including the USS ''Arizona'' (BB-39), and precipitates the entry of the United States into [[World War II]]. However, the Japanese miss the American carriers, which were located elsewhere at the time. The first major American warship to return to the base after the attack was the aircraft carrier [[USS Enterprise (CV-6)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Enemy]]", [[DS9]]: "[[Far Beyond the Stars]]")
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*The computer simulation of [[Dixon Hill]] is set in this year. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Big Goodbye]]")
   
 
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