Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union.
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The Second Battle of Newbury was fought in the English Civil War.
Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
US President Woodrow Wilson announced the country would never fight another country for territory again.
Taylor Swift released her fifth studio album, '1989.'
Actor Wes Studi received the Governor's Award Oscar for Lifetime Acting Achievement, making him the first Native American to do so.
