The Oxygen TV Network debuted on cable.
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London opened the world's first public flushing toilets.
The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Queen Victoria's funeral took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England.
Grand Central Terminal opened in New York City.
Forty mummies were discovered and unearthed in Tuna el-Gebel, South Cairo, Egypt.
