Englishman William Penn founded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union.
The Second Battle of Newbury was fought in the English Civil War.
Riots broke out in Paris, France, after two Muslim teenagers were electrocuted trying to evade police.
ABC premiered Walt Disney's first TV show, 'Disneyland.'
