Nice article. I have been a fan of Star Trek for the longest time and still occasionally watch an episode or 2 for old times sake. Star Trek - The Enterprise was also a favorite of mine. The series based on the Xindi species, it dwells on human traits of being able to navigate and negotiate our way out of sticky situations like wars and conflict.
I also recall the episode you said .. in fact in those cubicles they had discovered Amelia Earhart. Like you said there was one stock holder who insisted that the shares he invested a millinea ago would be worth his weight in gold and demanded to be treated like royalty!!