It was a difficult trek, and many died along the trail.
I do not think there is an official "Star Trek day", but First Contact Day (April 25th) could be considered as "Star Trek day".
this church became the church of latter day Saints which was the start of the Mormon religion
Brigham Young, second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly called "Mormons") is sometimes called the "Mormon Moses" or the "American Moses". To learn more about Brigham Young and the trek west, see the "Related Links" below.
The Mormon Trail began in 1847.
National Kiss a Mormon Day is April 26th!! =D
The Mormon Trail started in February 1846.
it is a day where all of us trekkies celebrate the debuting of Star Trek: TOS and all other forms of it.
No, Sylvester Stallone has never been a regular attender of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) and I haven't found any evidence that he has ever even set foot inside a Mormon church.
Diana Troi is played for Marina Sirtis in Start Trek The Next Generation.
According to Facebook, National Hug a Mormon Day was Friday, November 20, 2009.
Council Bluffs (called "Winter Quarters" by the Latter-day Saints) was one of the primary settlements along the so-called Mormon Trail after the Saints were forced to leave Nauvoo, Illinois. As immigrants pushed westward, they would camp at Winter Quarters until they had finished preparations for the balance of the trek. Thus it can be said that the Mormon Trail did indeed run through Council Bluffs.