Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a 1986 American science fiction film. The fourth film in the series, it completes the story arc from The Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock. Returning home to face trial for their crimes, former crewmembers of the USS Enterprise find Earth in danger from an alien probe attempting to contact now-extinct humpback whales. They travel to Earth's past to find whales who can answer the probe. After directing The Search for Spock, cast member Leonard Nimoy (pictured) was asked to direct the next feature, and given greater freedom regarding its content. He and producer Harve Bennett conceived a story with an environmental message and no clear-cut villain. Dissatisfied, Paramount Pictures hired The Wrath of Khan writer and director Nicholas Meyer, who rewrote the story with Bennett. Unlike previous Star Trek films, The Voyage Home was shot extensively on location, for scenes set in and around San Francisco. The film's humor and unconventional story were well received by critics, fans of the series and the general audience. It was financially successful, and received several awards and four Academy Award nominations for its cinematography and audio.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1836:

At the Old Gum Tree near present-day Adelaide, Royal Navy Rear- Admiral John Hindmarsh read a proclamation establishing the British province of South Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australia

1879:

The Tay Rail Bridge, spanning the Firth of Tay in Scotland between Dundee and the Wormit, collapsed during a violent storm while a train was passing over it, killing all on board. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Bridge_disaster

1912:

The San Francisco Municipal Railway, operator of the city's famed cable car system, opened its first line. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Municipal_Railway

1989:

In one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, a 5.6 ML earthquake struck Newcastle, New South Wales, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160 others, and causing an estimated A$4 billion in damages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Newcastle_earthquake

2011:

Acting on information that PKK militants were crossing the border into Şırnak Province, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roboski_airstrike

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

brawn: Physical strength; muscularity. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brawn

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

There probably is a God. Many things are easier to explain if there is than if there isn't.   --John von Neumann https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann