1968 (production)

== Production ==
=== January ===
* 2 January –
** Evan Parke is born.
** Filming begins on .
* 5 January – airs.
* 7 January – Troy Hubbs is born.
* 10 January – Filming is completed on , and the second season of Star Trek.
* 12 January –
** airs.
** Rachael Harris is born.
** John Jackson Miller is born.
* 17 January – Jeffrey Chase and Brita Nowak are born.
* 19 January – airs.
* 23 January – Marci Brickhouse and Adam Kane are born.
* 24 January – Yvette Callum is born.
* 29 January – Adam Lieberman is born.
* 31 January – Jamie Keyser is born.
=== February ===
* 1 February – John Harrington Bland is born.
* 2 February – airs.
* 3 February – Joe Bennett is born.
* 8 February – Mike Massa and Nancy Anna Brown are born.
* 9 February – airs.
* 12 February – Simon Northwood is born.
* 16 February – airs.
* 22 February – Tony Nappo and Jeri Ryan are born.
* 23 February –
** airs.
** Alexander Denk is born.
** Craig Hurley is born.
* 28 February – Karen Robinson is born.
* Star Trek 2 by James Blish is published by Bantam Books.
* Mission to Horatius by Mack Reynolds is published by Whitman Publishing and is the first original Star Trek novel.
=== March ===
* 1 March – airs.
* 6 March – Cazimir Milostan is born.
* 8 March –
** The story outline for is submitted.
** airs.
* 10 March – Rico E. Anderson and Philip Anthony-Rodriguez are born.
* 14 March – James Frain and Edwin Ombac are born.
* 15 March –
** airs.
** Andrea Cirie is born.
* 16 March – Jim Nieb is born.
* 18 March –
** Story outline for (titled "The Last Gunfight") is submitted.
** Marian Cordry is born.
* 21 March – Greg Ellis is born.
* 22 March – Story outlines for and (titled "The Paleface") are submitted, and (titled "The Last Gunfight") is received.
* 24 March – Michael E. Strickland is born.
* 25 March – Michael Reisz is born.
* 28 March – Gold Key TOS comic #2: "The Devil's Isle of Space" is published.
* 29 March –
** The story outline for is submitted.
** airs as the final episode of the second season.
=== April ===
* 5 April –
** is repeated.
** Paul Power dies.
* 6 April – Glenn Goldstein is born.
* 7 April – April Nocifora is born.
* 12 April –
** Jacqueline Case and Alicia Coppola are born.
** is repeated.
* 16 April – Maya Fujimoto is born.
* 19 April –
** is repeated.
** The revised outline for "The Enterprise Incident" is submitted.
** Ashley Judd is born.
* 21 April – Leslie Silva is born.
* 22 April –
** Story outline for is submitted.
** Story outline for (titled "The Last Gunfight") is submitted to NBC for approval.
* 24 April – Loren L. Coleman is born.
* 25 April – Richard Bennett is born.
* 26 April –
** is repeated.
** The revised outline for "The Enterprise Incident" is approved by the network.
* Theodore Sturgeon submits a story outline for a sequel episode to .
=== May ===
* 1 May – Story outline for (titled "In Essence – Nothing") is submitted.
* 2 May – Story outline for is submitted.
* 3 May –
** Tommy Gormley is born.
** is repeated.
* 4 May – George Brozak is born.
* 8 May – Story outline for is submitted.
* 10 May –
** Bernie Williams is born.
** is repeated.
* 11 May – Pam Eklund is born.
* 14 May – Revised final draft script for is submitted.
* 16 May – First draft script for is submitted.
* 17 May –
** Richard Leacock is born.
** is repeated.
* 20 May – Timothy Olyphant is born.
* 21 May – Filming begins on , and the third season of Star Trek.
* 24 May –
** Acts I and II for the first draft of "The Enterprise Incident" are delivered.
** Story outline for is submitted.
** is repeated.
* 27 May –
* Richard Isanove is born.
** Final revised script draft for is submitted.
* 28 May – Acts III and IV for the first draft of "The Enterprise Incident" are delivered.
* 29 May –
** First draft script for is submitted.
** Filming is completed on .
* 30 May – John Mullen is born.
* 31 May –
** Natasha Mandich is born.
** is repeated.
** Filming begins on .
=== June ===
* 1 June – Erik Ahl is born.
* 3 June –
** Final draft script for is delivered.
** The story outline for is submitted.
** The second draft of "The Enterprise Incident" is delivered.
* 5 June – Dave Lanphear is born.
* 7 June –
** The mimeographed "first draft" script for "The Enterprise Incident" is submitted.
** is repeated.
* 10 June –
** Kristian Sorensen is born.
** Filming is completed on ; a deleted scene is filmed today.
* 11 June –
** Steven Grothe is born.
** Filming begins on .
* 13 June –
** Fred Tatasciore is born.
** Story outline for (titled "The Sons of Socrates") is submitted.
** The final draft of "The Enterprise Incident" is submitted.
* 18 June –
** Filming is completed on .
** First draft script for is submitted.
* 19 June – Edward Conna is born. Filming begins on .
* 21 June – is repeated.
* 22 June – Dana Tjulander is born.
* 24 June – Todd Cherniawsky is born.
* 26 June – Filming is completed on .
* 27 June –
** Paul Rae is born.
** Filming begins on .
* 28 June – is repeated.
=== July ===
* 3 July – Sam Bagley dies.
* 5 July –
** Filming is completed on .
** First draft script for is submitted as an unsolicited script.
** is repeated.
* 8 July –
** Gregory A. Weimerskirch is born.
** Filming begins on .
* 10 July – Cristina Patterson Ceret is born.
* 12 July –
** Story outline for is submitted.
** is repeated.
* 15 July – Filming is completed on .
* 16 July – Filming begins on .
* 19 July – is repeated.
* 21 July – Debra Naclerio is born.
* 23 July – Revised final draft script for is submitted.
* 24 July – Filming is completed on .
* 25 July – Filming begins on .
* 26 July –
** Story outline for is submitted.
** is repeated.
* 29 July – Noelle Hannibal is born.
* 30 July – Final draft script for is submitted.
=== August ===
* 1 August – Hilde Garcia is born.
* 2 August –
** is repeated.
** Filming is completed on .
** John MacDonald is born.
* 4 August – Anastasia Emmons, Mike Fujimoto and Daniel Dae Kim are born.
* 5 August – Filming begins on .
* 7 August –
** Director Ralph Senensky is fired from .
** Final draft script for is submitted, with a revision coming the next day.
* 8 August –
** Herb Wallerstein takes over directing .
** Story outline for (titled "Survival") is submitted.
* 9 August –
** is repeated.
** First draft script for is submitted with a revised final draft coming 19 August.
** Eric Bana is born.
* 12 August – Filming is completed on .
* 13 August –
** Filming begins on .
** J.D. Walters is born.
* 14 August – Story outline for (titled "Castles in the Air") is submitted.
* 16 August – is repeated.
* 17 August – Andrew Koenig is born.
* 18 August – Ken Palkow is born.
* 22 August –
** Filming is completed on .
** Filming begins on .
* 23 August – is repeated.
* 27 August – Story outline for is revised, with further revisions following on 5 September.
* 28 August – Pam Rambo is born.
* 29 August – Filming is completed on .
* 30 August – is repeated.
=== September ===
* 5 September –
** Ellora Patnaik and Dennis Scott are born.
** First draft script for is submitted.
* 9 September –
* Filming begins on .
* Ted Adams is born.
* 12 September –
** Paul F. Tompkins is born.
** Story outline for is submitted.
* 15 September – Susan Patterson is born.
* 16 September – Final draft script for is submitted.
* 17 September – Filming is completed on .
* 18 September – Filming begins on .
* 19 September – Shawn Doyle is born.
* 20 September – airs on NBC as the first episode of the third season.
* 23 September – Story outline for (titled "A Handful of Dust") is submitted.
* 24 September – Jeff W. Byrd is born.
* 25 September – Filming is completed on .
* 26 September –
** Filming begins on .
** Gold Key TOS comic #3: "Invasion of the City Builders" is published.
* 27 September – airs.
* 28 September – Shannon O'Hurley is born.
* The Making of Star Trek by Stephen E. Whitfield and Gene Roddenberry is published by Ballantine Books.
=== October ===
* 1 October – Jay Underwood is born.
* 2 October –
** Bridget Ann White is born.
** Story outline for is submitted.
* 3 October – Filming is completed on .
* 4 October –
** Jennifer Gatti is born.
** airs.
** 9 October –
* Ninno DePatrick is born.
** Filming begins on .
* 11 October – airs.
* 14 October –
** Filming is completed on .
** Filming begins on .
* 16 October – Todd Stashwick is born.
* 18 October – airs.
* 22 October – David Chattam is born.
* 23 October –
** Gary Erskine is born.
** Filming is completed on .
** Filming begins on .
* 25 October – airs.
* 26 October – Jeffrey Kalmus is born.
* 28 October – Final draft script for is submitted.
* 29 October – Henriette Ivanans is born.
* 31 October –
** Grant Woods dies.
** Rob DeBorde and Tabby Hanson are born.
** Filming is completed on .
=== November ===
* 1 November –
** airs.
** Filming begins on .
* 6 November – Vidal Peterson is born.
* 8 November – airs.
* 9 November – Baxter Earp and Brian Oerly are born.
* 11 November –
** Ben Bray is born.
** Filming is completed on .
* 12 November – Filming begins on .
* 15 November – airs.
* 16 November – James Parks is born.
* 18 November – Rich Fulcher is born.
* 19 November – First draft script for is submitted.
* 20 November – Filming is completed on .
* 21 November – Filming begins on .
* 22 November –
** John Stanisci is born.
** airs.
* 23 November – Cole Chipman is born.
* 28 November – Samara Hagopian is born.
* 29 November –
** Garson Citron dies.
** airs.
** Filming is completed on .
=== December ===
* 1 December –
** First draft script for is submitted with a final draft coming on 20 December, and revisions on 30 December.
** Dave Blass is born.
* 2 December – Filming begins on .
* 6 December – airs and final draft script for is submitted.
* 10 December –
** Marc D. Giller is born.
** Filming is completed on .
* 11 December – Filming begins on .
* 12 December – Final draft script for is submitted with revisions coming 17 December.
* 15 December – Garrett Wang is born.
* 16 December – Paul Scherrer is born.
* 19 December –
** Filming is completed on .
** Derek Webster is born.
* 20 December –
** Eva Loseth and Eduardo Sánchez are born.
** airs.
** Filming begins on .
* 22 December – Dina Meyer is born.
* 27 December – is repeated.
* 30 December –
** Bryan Burk is born.
** Filming is completed on .
* 31 December –
** David A. McIntee is born.
** Filming begins on .
=== Unknown month ===
* wins the Hugo Award as "Best Dramatic Presentation" after TOS episodes sweep the nominations for the category.
* Gene Roddenberry wins a special Hugo Award for Star Trek.
* Benjamin Brown and Alan Dingman are born.
== Media gallery ==
File:2x17 The Gamesters of Triskelion original title card.jpg|
File:2x20 A Piece of the Action title card.jpg|
File:2x19 The Immunity Syndrome original title card.jpg|
File:2x16 A Private Little War title card.jpg|
File:2x22 Return to Tomorrow original title card.jpg|
File:2x23 Patterns of Force original title card.jpg|
File:2x21 By Any Other Name title card.jpg|
File:Star Trek 2, Bantam.jpg|Star Trek 2
File:Mission to Horatius.jpg|Mission to Horatius
File:2x25 The Omega Glory original title card.jpg|
File:2x24 The Ultimate Computer original title card.jpg|
File:2x14 Bread and Circuses original title card.jpg|
File:Gold Key-The Devils Isle of Space.jpg|"The Devil's Isle of Space"
File:2x26 Assignment Earth original title card.jpg|
File:3x06 Spock's Brain original title card.jpg|
File:Invasion of the City Builders Comic.jpg|"Invasion of the City Builders"
File:3x04 The Enterprise Incident original title card.jpg|
File:Making of Star Trek original cover.jpg|The Making of Star Trek
File:3x03 The Paradise Syndrome original title card.jpg|
File:3x05 And the Children Shall Lead title card.jpg|
File:3x07 Is There in Truth No Beauty? original title card.jpg|
File:3x01 Spectre of the Gun title card.jpg|
File:3x11 Day of the Dove title card.jpg|
File:3x10 For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky original title card.jpg|
File:3x09 The Tholian Web original title card.jpg|
File:3x12 Plato's Stepchildren title card.jpg|
File:3x13 Wink of an Eye original title card.jpg|
File:3x08 The Empath title card.jpg|
File:3x02 Elaan of Troyius title card.jpg|
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