| Year |
Event |
| 7,750 bc |
● [1]
The Ferengi people adopt capitalism as a central philosophy of their species under the guidance of the first Grand Nagus, Gint, and his newly published "Rules of Acquisition". [1]
|
| 1947 |
● [2]
Quark, Nog, Rom and Odo are briefly trapped on Earth after their shuttle is thrown back in time and crashes in Roswell, New Mexico. They are able to escape by piloting the shuttle into the heart of a nuclear blast. Although the government denies any knowledge of the incident, it becomes a focal point for many rumours and conspiracy theories for decades to come. [2]
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| 2355 |
● [3]
Picard participates in the Battle of Maxia against a Ferengi vessel. Picard invents a new tactical ploy to win the battle, later dubbed the "Picard Manoeuvre". Although the enemy is defeated, the badly damaged Stargazer is abandoned and believed lost. [3]
|
| 2364 |
● [4]
The first official contact between the Federation and the Ferengi occurs when the Enterprise-D encounters a Ferengi vessel. Contact is also made with a remnant of the long-dead T'Kon Empire on Gamma Tauri IV. [4]
● [3]
The Enterprise encounters a Ferengi ship at the Xendi Sabu whose commander, Bok, presents Captain Picard with a gift - the USS Stargazer, which had been believed lost in 2355. The gift proves to be a ruse, part of a plot by Bok to kill Picard. The plot is foiled by the Enterprise-D crew. [3]
|
| 2366 |
● [5]
The Federation hosts negotiations for control of the Barzan wormhole, the only stable wormhole known at this time. Although the Federation is defeated by Devinoni Ral in the negotiations, the wormhole subsequently proves to be stable only at this end, making it effectively useless. In the process of investigating the wormhole, two Ferengi officers are stranded in the Delta Quadrant when the exit shifts. Counsellor Troi enjoys a brief romantic relationship with Ral, which she breaks off when it becomes clear that he is engaging in dishonest tactics to win the negotiations. [5]
● [6]
Captain Picard visits Raisa for a vacation. His plans are complicated when he meets Vash and Sovak, who are both determined to gain possession of an artifact from the future, the Tox'utat. Matters are even further complicated when a pair of Vorgons from the future arrive to claim the Utat. Picard denies all sides by destroying the device. [6]
● [7]
Lwaxana and Deanna Troi are kidnapped by DaiMon Tog, a Ferengi. They are subsequently rescued by Captain Picard, with assistance from Wesley Crusher. Crusher's participation causes him to miss his transport to Starfleet Academy, forcing him to remain on the Enterprise. Captain Picard grants Wesley a field promotion to full Ensign. [7]
|
| 2369 |
● [8]
A transporter accident reduces Captain Picard, Guinan, and Ensign Ro to physical childhood. As the crew attempt to deal with the situation, a group of Ferendi are able to capture the ship. Fortunately the crew are able to regain command and return their crewmates back to normal. [8]
● [9]
The Ferengi Grand Nagus visits Deep Space Nine to announce his retirement, appointing Quark as his successor. This proves to be a test set for his preferred heir, his son Krax. When Krax fails, the Nagus resumes his position. [9]
|
| 2370 |
● [10]
Sisko makes first contact between the Federation and the Dominion when he and Quark are captured by the Jem'Hadar. [10]
|
| 2371 |
● [11]
Quark accidentally kills the Klingon Kozak, head of a Klingon House. Since a female cannot head a Klingon house, Quark is subsequently married by Grilka, Kozak's widow, so he can act as the head of her house. Quark subsequently proves to Gowron and the council that the House of Kozak is being economically attacked by a rival, D'Ghor. D'Ghor's honour is stripped from him by Gowron. In the aftermath, Grilka divorces Quark. [11]
● [12]
Grand Nagus Zek enters the Bajoran wormhole bearing one of the orbs of the Prophets. The wormhole aliens, judging his personality to be unacceptable, eliminate his sense of greed and selfishness. [13]
● [14]
Quark is served with a Writ of Accountability by the FCA for improper supervision of a family member after his mother Ishka begins earning a profit in business. He and Rom return to Ferenginar to convince her to return the money. On Deep Space Nine, Commnader Sisko meets Kasidy Yates for the first time. [14]
|
| 2372 |
● [15]
The employees of Quark's Bar form a labour union and go on strike to protest Quark's unfair labor practices. [15]
|
| 2373 |
● [16]
The USS Voyager finds evidence of a wormhole having recently appeared and disappeared in a nearby solar system. Investigating, they discover a pair of Ferengi on a nearby planet, stranded there in 2366 when they passed through the Barzan wormhole. The Ferengi are using their advanced technology to exploit the iron-age Takarian natives. Voyager's crew manages to return the two Ferengi through the wormhole, but is unable to utilise it themselves. [16]
|
| 2374 |
● [17]
Grand Nagus Zek is deposed for allowing women to wear clothes and make a profit, throwing the Ferengi alliance into chaos. Quark must impersonate his own mother in order to help the Nagus regain power. [17]
|
| 2375 |
● [18]
In the aftermath of the Dominion war, Kira is appointed commander of Deep Space Nine; Worf becomes Ambassador to the Klingon Empire; O'Brien accepts a teaching post at Starfleet Academy; Odo returns to the Great link, ending his relationship with Kira; Rom becomes the Ferengi Grand Nagus. [18]
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