Since then, the name United States of America has served as a symbol of liberty and independence. In 1754, Benjamin Franklin popularised the idea of a political union in his famous "Join, Or Die" cartoon. The concept of unity became a reality a generation later.

The song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the lead single and the opening track from the band's second album, Nevermind (1991), released on DGC Records. The song's unexpected success propelled Nevermind to the top of several album charts at the beginning of 1992, an event widely regarded as the moment when grunge entered the mainstream.

Voyager 1 is a NASA space probe that was launched on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager programme to study the Solar System's outer heliosphere and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. Voyager 1, which was launched 16 days after its twin Voyager 2, has been in operation for 44 years, 11 months, and 12 days as of August 17, 2022 UTC and continues to communicate with the Deep Space Network to receive routine commands and transmit data to Earth.

Idrissa Elba is an English actor, producer, and musician who was born on September 6, 1972. He attended the National Youth Theatre in London and is best known for his roles as Stringer Bell in HBO's The Wire, DCI John Luther in BBC One's Luther, and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film, winning one of them, and has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards.

From September 8, 1966, to June 3, 1969, NBC aired Star Trek. It debuted on Canada's CTV network on September 6, 1966. Star Trek's Nielsen ratings were low on NBC, and the show was cancelled after three seasons and 79 episodes.

S. Shankar directed Nayak: The Real Hero, a 2001 Indian Hindi-language political action film produced by A. M. Rathnam under the Sri Surya Movies banner. Anil Kapoor stars in the film, with Rani Mukerji, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, and Johnny Lever in supporting roles. It is a remake of Shankar's 1999 Tamil-language film Mudhalvan, and it focuses on Shivaji Rao Gaekwad (Kapoor), a television cameraman and, later, television presenter, who accidentally overhears and records a conversation between police and Maharashtra Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan (Puri) to take an indifferent stand during riots sparked by a fight between college students and a bus driver. Shivaji is challenged to take over Chauhan's job for a day while interviewing him about the issues.

Colonel H. H. Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933), also known as Ranji or K. S. Ranjitsinhji, was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933 and a notable Test cricketer for the English cricket team. He also represented Cambridge University in first-class cricket and Sussex in county cricket.

Radhika Apte is a Bollywood actress. She primarily works in Hindi films, but she has also appeared in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, and English-language films. She began her career in theatre and made her film debut in the Hindi fantasy Vaah! Toh Aisi Life Ho!

Adam Richard Sandler is a comedian, actor, and filmmaker from the United States. From 1990 to 1995, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live before going on to star in numerous Hollywood films that have grossed more than $4 billion at the box office.