RuPaul’s Drag Race season 1 debuted on Logo TV.
BeBe Zahara Benet won the contest snatching a cash prize of $20,000.
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Queen Victoria's funeral took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England.
The high-end fashion label Givenchy was presented for the first time in Paris, with the first model being Bettina Graziani.
The Oxygen TV Network debuted on cable.
The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Grand Central Terminal opened in New York City.