90px|William Shatner directed, co-wrote, and acted in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a 1989 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the fifth feature in the franchise and the penultimate to star the cast of the original Star Trek science fiction television series. Taking place shortly after the events of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the plot follows the crew of the USS Enterprise-A as they confront a renegade Vulcan, Sybok, who is searching for God at the center of the galaxy. The film was directed by cast member William Shatner (pictured), following two films directed by his co-star, Leonard Nimoy. Shatner also developed the initial storyline in which Sybok searches for God, but instead finds Satan. The original script was disliked by series creator Gene Roddenberry, while Nimoy and DeForest Kelley objected to the premise that their characters, Spock and Leonard McCoy, would betray Shatner's James T. Kirk. The script went through multiple revisions to please the cast and studio, including cuts in the effects-laden climax of the film. The film's ending was reworked because of poor test audience reaction and the failure of planned special effects. The Final Frontier was released in North America on June 9, 1989, amidst a summer box office crowded by sequels and blockbuster films. The film received generally mixed or poor reviews by critics on release, and according to its producer nearly killed the franchise. (more...)

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1835:

The United States signed the Treaty of New Echota with leaders of a minority Cherokee faction, which became the legal basis for the forcible removal known as the Trail of Tears. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_New_Echota

1860:

To counter the French Navy's La Gloire, the world's first ironclad warship, the British Royal Navy launched the world's first iron-hulled armoured battleship, HMS Warrior. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Warrior_%281860%29

1911:

Sun Yat-sen was elected in Nanking as the provisional President of the Republic of China. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen

1930:

Muhammad Iqbal introduced the Two-Nation Theory outlining a vision for the creation of an independent state for Muslim-majority provinces in northwestern British India. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-Nation_Theory

1937:

The Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the state known today as the Republic of Ireland, came into force. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Ireland

1959:

Physicist Richard Feynman gave a speech entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom", which is considered the birth of nanotechnology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_Plenty_of_Room_at_the_Bottom

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