Mary J. Blige’s album “What’s the 411?” was released by Uptown Records and MCA Records.
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Meghan Markle became the first-ever guest editor for UK Vogue.
Furniture retailer IKEA opened its first store in Sweden.
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English poet Henry James Pye became Poet Laureate in the United Kingdom.
US bomber plane crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, and Lou Oliver survived a 75-story drop in an elevator.