April Fools' Day - Pranks (U.S.)
Time: 1993
Place: San Diego, California, U.S.
Details: In 1993, a radio station in San Diego, California told listeners that the US Space Shuttle had been diverted to a small, local airport. Over 1,000 people drove to the airport to see it arrive in the middle of morning rush hour. There was no shuttle flying that day.