The Oxygen TV Network debuted on cable.
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Grand Central Terminal opened in New York City.
The high-end fashion label Givenchy was presented for the first time in Paris, with the first model being Bettina Graziani.
Captain William Dampier rescued British Sailor Alexander Selkirk after 52 months of being left on an island.
The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.
London opened the world's first public flushing toilets.
