The Oxygen TV Network debuted on cable.
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RuPaul's Drag Race season 1 debuted on Logo TV.
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.
Queen Victoria's funeral took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England.
The first Sears retail store opened in Chicago.
