The first Sears retail store opened in Chicago.
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Queen Victoria's funeral took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England.
'The Way We Were' by Barbra Streisand reached number one on the Billboard 100 charts.
The Oxygen TV Network debuted on cable.
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.
