Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
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Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union.
Taylor Swift released her fifth studio album, '1989.'
US President Woodrow Wilson announced the country would never fight another country for territory again.
James Dean's most acclaimed movie, 'Rebel Without a Cause,' was released in the US.
Actor Wes Studi received the Governor's Award Oscar for Lifetime Acting Achievement, making him the first Native American to do so.
