10 August 1990 Posted on August 9, 2012 by Staff The Magellan space probe reaches the planet Venus. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." Tom Clancy — Click here for more from Tom Clancy Related posts: 22 May 1990 9 September 1990 13 November 1990 25 March 1990 28 March 1990 22 June 1990 2 August 1939 10 August 1557