James Dean’s most acclaimed movie, “Rebel Without a Cause,” was released in the US.
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Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union.
The Second Battle of Newbury was fought in the English Civil War.
Taylor Swift released her fifth studio album, '1989.'
NASA's Saturn I rocket was tested for the first time in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.