Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union.
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James Dean's most acclaimed movie, 'Rebel Without a Cause,' was released in the US.
The Second Battle of Newbury was fought in the English Civil War.
Englishman William Penn founded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
The first successful operation of conjoined twins joined at the head was completed in New Delhi, India.
