Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union.
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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.
US President Woodrow Wilson announced the country would never fight another country for territory again.
ABC premiered Walt Disney's first TV show, 'Disneyland.'
NASA's Saturn I rocket was tested for the first time in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
