Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
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Riots broke out in Paris, France, after two Muslim teenagers were electrocuted trying to evade police.
Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union.
The first successful operation of conjoined twins joined at the head was completed in New Delhi, India.
Gliese 229B became the first brown dwarf to be seen and identified by astronomers.
James Dean's most acclaimed movie, 'Rebel Without a Cause,' was released in the US.
