First Spacecraft to Enter Interstellar Space:
NASA’s Voyager 1, which was launched on September 5, 1977, left the heliosphere, the part of space that is influenced by our Sun on this day. In February 1990, the spacecraft took the first overview picture of the solar system.

Michael Schumacher Makes His Formula One Debut:
The German race car champion competed in his first Formula One race in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps.

First Installment of the Great Moon Hoax is Published:
The New York-based newspaper The Sun published a series of articles, starting on this day, that detailed the discovery of civilization on the Moon.