The Menagerie, Part 1

Prime Timeline

Year	Event
2252	● [1] Spock first serves aboard the Enterprise as a Cadet. [1]   People :  Spock
2263	● [2] Captain Christopher Pike is promoted to Fleet Captain, leaving command of the USS Enterprise. [1]   People :  Captain Christopher Pike
2266	● [1] Fleet Captain Pike is seriously injured by Delta Rays during an accident aboard a Class J Starship. Badly disfigured, he is confined to a wheelchair. [1]   People :  Captain Christopher Pike
2267	● [1] Commander Spock hijacks the USS Enterprise and uses it to return Fleet Captain Pike to Talos. [1] Despite the regulations against visiting Talos, Starfleet approves his actions because of the special circumstances involved. [3]   People :  James T. Kirk, Captain Christopher Pike, Spock

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References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	TOS	1	The Menagerie, Part 1
2			Star Trek Chronology	Page 48; date in non-canon, but that it happened when Kirk took command of the Enterprise is canonical
3	TOS	1	The Menagerie, Part 2

Series :	TOS Season 1
Episode :	The Menagerie, Part 1

Book :	Star Trek Chronology
Comment :	Page 48; date in non-canon, but that it happened when Kirk took command of the Enterprise is canonical

Series :	TOS Season 1
Episode :	The Menagerie, Part 2

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