On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1998)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2005)

Star Trek: The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 / book (2019)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 22.

Episode entitled: Unforgettable.

Released April 22, 1998.

Directed by Andrew J. Robinson.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Greg Elliot, Michael Perricone, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Michael Canavan, Virginia Madsen, Tarik Ergin.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 4. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: In a Mirror, Darkly.

Released April 22, 2005.

Directed by James L. Conway.

Written by Michael/Mike Sussman.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Kevin Kiner, Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Vaughn Armstrong, Franc Ross, Alexandrea Ortiz, Craig Baxley Jr., Caroline Bielskis, Steve Blalock, Mark Correy, James Cromwell, Evan English, Cully Fredricksen, Peter Godoy, Glen Hambly, Noelle Hannibal, Scott Sterling Hill, Dieter Horneman, Yoshio Iizuka, Tamara Krinsky, Andrew Macbeth, James McElroy, Louis Ortiz, Paul Sklar, Pablo Soriano.

Star Trek: The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701

By Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley, Simon Hugo.

Illustrated Handbook.

Hardcover.

Published by Hero Collector; Illustrated edition.

Published 2019.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1858755786

ISBN-13: 978-1858755786

Description:

Captain James T. Kirk's Original Starship Enterprise! Everything you want to know about this iconic starship in the FIRST full color volume ever published. Featuring details from both TV series and the first six movies.

This volume, featuring the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 and the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A, is a detailed, illustrative account of the TV starship from the original 1966-1969 series, and the movie starship from STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979), STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982), STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (1984), STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (1986), STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER (1989), and STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (1991). Plus, Captain Pike's Enterprise from the hit TV series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY.

With isometric illustrations of all the key locations, annotated plan views, detailed technical information, Starfleet equipment, and uniforms and insignia, the chapters follow the starships through time and provide an extraordinary reference guide to these iconic Federation vessels.

On this day in music history:

Ten Days in November by Sue Foley (1998)

Couldn’t Have Said It Better by Meat Loaf (2003)

Live Texas Trio by Carolyn Wonderland (2015)

The Undercurrent by Sherry Finzer (2023)

Ten Days in November

Album by Sue Foley,

released April 21, 1998.

Track list: Highwayside; Baltimore Skyline; Long Way to Go; The Waiting Game; Give My Love to You; She Don't Belong to You; Through the Night; Winds of Change; The Forest; Promised Land; New Roads.

Couldn’t Have Said It Better

Album by Meat Loaf,

released April 21, 2003.

Track list: I Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself; Did I Say That; Why Isn't That Enough; Love You Out Loud; Man of Steel; Testify; Tear Me Down; You're Right, I Was Wrong; Because of You; Do It; Forever Young.

Live Texas Trio

Album by Carolyn Wonderland,

released April 21, 2015.

Track list: Palace of the King (Live); At the Crossroads (Live); Come Together (Live); Only God Knows When (Live); Samson and Delilah (Live); Money in the Game (Live); Nobody's Fault But Mine (Live); Walk on (Live); Heart (Live); Cumbia Raza (Live); When I Go Away (Live); Let's Go Get Stoned (Live).

The Undercurrent

Album by Sherry Finzer,

released April 21, 2023.

Track list: Introspective; Hidden Emotions; Undercurrent; A Whole New World.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1998)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2005)

These Are the Voyages - TOS: Season Three (2015)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 21.

Episode entitled: The Omega Directive.

Released April 15, 1998.

Directed by Victor Lobl.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Lisa Klink, Jimmy Diggs, Steve J. Kay, Bryan Fuller.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Paul Baillargeon.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Jeff Austin, Kevin McCorkle, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin, Glenn Goldstein.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 4. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Bound.

Released April 15, 2005.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Written by Manny Coto.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, William Lucking, Cyia Batten, Derek Magyar, Crystal Allen, Menina Fortunato, Christopher Jewett, Duncan K. Fraser, Alexandrea Ortiz, Jef Ayres, Solomon Burke Jr., Mark Correy, Joe Davis, Evan English, Henry Farnam, Peter Godoy, Tamara Hambly, John Jurgens, Melissa O'Keeffe, Bobby Pappas, Cecelia Specht, Aaron White.

These Are the Voyages - TOS: Season Three

By Marc Cushman & Susan Osborn.

Foreword by David Gerrold.

These Are The Voyages series.

Published by Jacobs Brown Press.

Published 2015.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0989238180

ISBN-13: 978-0989238182

Description:

Marc Cushman's biography of Star Trek the original series (TOS) takes you back in time for the final season of this iconic television show, to the production offices, the writers' room, onto the soundstages, and in front of your TV sets for what many thought would be Star Trek's final voyage. Included are hundreds of memos between Roddenberry, the producers and staff, production schedules, budgets, fan letters, behind-the-scene images, and the TV ratings. You'll find out the real reason Star Trek was cancelled. So buckle your seat belts, this final trek gets really bumpy.

On this day in movie history - City of Angels (1998):

City of Angels

directed by Brad Silberling,

written by Dana Stevens,

was released in the United States on April 10, 1998.
Inspired by Wings of Desire (1987), directed by Wim Wenders.
Music by Gabriel Yared.

Cast:

Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher, Dennis Franz, Colm Feore, Robin Bartlett, Joanna Merlin, Sarah Dampf, Rhonda Dotson, Nigel Gibbs, John Putch, Lauri Johnson, Christian Aubert, Jay Patterson, Shishir Kurup, Brian Markinson, Hector Velasquez, Marlene Kanter, Bernard White, Dan Desmond, Deirdre O'Connell, Kim Murphy, Chad Lindberg, Alexander Folk, Rainbow Borden, Harper Roisman, Sid Hillman, Wanda-Lee Evans, Wanda Christine, E.J. Callahan, Tudi Roche, David Moreland, Kristina Malota, William Stanford Davis, Mik Scriba, Nick Offerman, Kieu Chinh, Geoffrey Thorne, Peter Spellos, Jim Kline, Cherene Snow, Keaton Tyndall, Kylie Tyndall, Amy Brenneman, Cabran E. Chamberlain, Tanya Douglas, Andrew Frankel, Alexander Gould, Aymara Limma, Steve Mora, Elisabeth Shue, Jimi Wheeler.

On this day in movie history - James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction (1993):

James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

documentary directed by Reinhard Jud,

written by Reinhard Jud and Wolfgang Lehner,

filmed in 1993,

was released in the United States on March 25, 1998.
Music by Sam Auinger and Deedee Neidhart.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Elizabeth Short.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1998)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: The Killing Game.

Released March 4, 1998.

Directed by David Livingston.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Danny Goldring, Mark Deakins, Mark Metcalf, J. Paul Boehmer, Paul Eckstein, Sam Alejan, Walter Altman, David Keith Anderson, John Austin, Brett Bell, Bernie Bielawski, Vladimir Blokh, Harry Boykoff, Paul Chipello, Robert Cox, Alexander Denk, Christopher Doyle, Ken Gruz, Peter Hendrixson, Dieter Horneman, Laird Macintosh, Marie Micheaux, Beth Persky, Irving Ross, Janine Stillo, John Wilkie.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: The Killing Game, Part II.

Released March 4, 1998.

Directed by Victor Lobl.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Danny Goldring, Mark Deakins, Mark Metcalf, J. Paul Boehmer, Paul Eckstein, Majel Barrett, John Austin, Michael Bailous, Robert Cox, Alexander Denk, Brendan McIvor Fleming, Ken Gruz, Dieter Horneman, Elliott James, Laird Macintosh, Dennis Madalone, Angus McLellan, Marie Micheaux, John Wilkie.

On this day in music history:

Landmarks by Clannad (1998)

Soundies: A Musical History (2007)

Landmarks

Album by Clannad,

released March 3, 1998.

Track list: An Gleann; Fado; A Mhuirnin O; Of This Land; Court To Love; The Golden Ball; The Bridge Of Tears; Autumn Leaves Are Falling; Let Me See; Loch Na Cailli.

Soundies: A Musical History

Documentary directed by Chris Lamson.

Written by Chris Lamson and Jennifer Sneider.

Released in the United States on March 3, 2007.

Hosted by Michael Feinstein.

Music by Michael Feinstein.

Cast: Van Alexander, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Mel Blanc, Will Bradley, Les Brown, Cab Calloway, Mark Cantor, Cyd Charisse, Nat ‘King’ Cole, Dorothy Dandridge, Doris Day, Yvonne De Carlo, Jimmy Dorsey, George Duke, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington, Frances Faye, Michael Feinstein, Irving Fields, Joe Franklin, Hugh Hefner, Spike Jones, Louis Jordan, Gene Krupa, Liberace, Leonard Maltin, Ginny Mancini, Wynton Marsalis, Hugh Martin, The Mills Brothers, Dan Morgenstern, Helen O’Connell, Anita O’Day, Jackie Parton, Les Paul, ‘Snub’ Pollard, Stan Ridgway, Kay Starr, Claude Thornhill, Mel Tormé, Merle Travis, Fats Waller, Ben Webster, Lawrence Welk.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1998)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2004 & 2005)

Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise Haynes Manual / book (2010)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Retrospect.

Released February 25, 1998.

Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink, Andrew Shepard Price, Mark Gaberman.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Michael Horton, Adrian Sparks, Michelle Agnew, Patrick Barnitt, Tarik Ergin, Sylvester Foster, Peter Scott Harmyk, Scott Pierce, Christina Rydell, Pablo Soriano.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 3. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Hatchery.

Released February 25, 2004.

Directed by Michael Grossman.

Written by André Bormanis, Michael/Mike Sussman.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Paul Baillargeon.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Daniel Dae Kim, Sean McGowan, Steven Culp, Paul Eliopoulos, Alexandrea Ortiz, Jason Collins, Kevin Derr, Duncan K. Fraser, Glen Hambly, Dorenda Moore, Justin Sundquist.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 4. Episode 16.

Episode entitled: Divergence.

Released February 25, 2005.

Directed by David Barrett.

Written by Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Kristin Bauer, James Avery, John Schuck, Terrell Tilford, Eric Pierpoint, Ada Maris, Wayne Grace, Matt Jenkins, Alexandrea Ortiz, Geneviere Anderson, Michael Bailous, Daphney Damaraux, Henry Farnam, John Jurgens, Aouri Makhlouf, John Pallotta, Ator Tamras, Aaron White.

Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise Haynes Manual

By Ben Robinson and Marcus Riley.

Published 2010.

Published by Pocket Books/Star Trek.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1451621299

ISBN-13: 978-1451621297

Description:

The U.S.S. Enterprise is without doubt the most famous starship in history. The vessels that have carried the name have saved the galaxy countless times and her captains, including Archer, Kirk, and Picard, have been legendary.

This Haynes Manual provides in-depth information about these extraordinary ships, from the Enterprise NX-01, to Captain Kirk’s Enterprise NCC-1701 and Captain Picard’s Enterprise NCC-1701-D including histories of each vessel, technical information about their systems, and discussions of key technologies such as transporters and warp-speed travel. Find out exactly what powered these ships, how they were armed and what it took to operate them.

The book features newly created artwork throughout, including full-ship cutaways of each Enterprise, key systems, and interior locations together with detailed new exterior views by one of STAR TREK’s original visual effects artists.

This Haynes Manual is fully authorized by CBS and technical consultant Michael Okuda, who spent thirteen years working on STAR TREK TV series and movies.

On this day in movie history - Zero Effect (1998 movie & book):

Zero Effect

directed and written by Jake Kasdan,

based on the short story A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle,

released in the United States on January 30, 1998.

Music by The Greyboy Allstars.

Cast: Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O’Neal, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone, Hugh Ross, Sarah DeVincentis, Matt O’Toole, Michele Mariana, Robert Katims, Tyrone Henry, Aleta Barthell, Tapp Watkins, Wendy Westerwelle, Lauren Hasson, Daniel Pershing, David Doty, J.W. Crawford, Fred Parnes, Luisa Sermol, Marvin LaRoy Sanders, Doug Baldwin, Robert Blanche, Margot Demeter, Jerrell D. Hughes, Jake Kasdan, Bill Kelley, Geno Romo, Galen Schrick.

Recommended reading:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

By Arthur Conan Doyle.

Published by Dover Publications.

Published 2009.

ISBN-10: 0486474917

ISBN-13: 9780486474915

Description:

Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team – the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson – as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. It's also the least expensive edition available. Featured tales include several of the author's personal favorites: "A Scandal in Bohemia" – in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration – plus "The Speckled Band," "The Red-Headed League," and "The Five Orange Pips." Additional mysteries include "The Blue Carbuncle," "The Engineer’s Thumb," "The Beryl Coronet," "The Copper Beeches," and four others.