"Barge of the Dead" is an episode from the sixth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. First broadcast by UPN on October 6, 1999, it was developed from a story by Ronald D. Moore and Bryan Fuller, and directed by Mike Vejar. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet and Maquis crew of the starship USS Voyager after they are stranded in the Delta Quadrant, far from the rest of the Federation. In this episode, the half-Klingon, half-human B'Elanna Torres – played by Roxann Dawson (pictured) – has a near-death experience and is sent to the Klingon version of Hell. Some television critics praised Dawson's performance, while others faulted the representation of Klingon spirituality. Following the episode's completion, both Moore and Fuller left the series, dissatisfied with their lack of control over its direction and with the storylines.
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1762:
Seven Years' War: The Battle of Manila concluded with a British victory over Spain, leading to a twenty-month occupation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_%281762%29
1908:
Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, causing a crisis that permanently damaged their relations with the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_Crisis
1927:
The first successful feature sound film, The Jazz Singer (poster depicted), starring Al Jolson, was released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer
2002:
Al-Qaeda bombed the oil tanker Limburg, causing 90,000 barrels (14,000 m3) of oil to leak into the Gulf of Aden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Jewel
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evert: 1. (transitive, often biology, physiology) To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards. 2. (transitive, obsolete) To move (someone or something) out of the way. 3. (transitive, obsolete, also figuratively) To turn upside down; to overturn. 4. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete, also figuratively) To disrupt; to overthrow. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/evert
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