The US Congress announced the United States Government Publishing Office formation.
The governmental branch would officially form on March 4, 1861.
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Sonic the Hedgehog was released for the Sega Genesis in North America.
John Jacob Astor established the Pacific Fur Company.
The Nintendo 64 went on sale in Japan three months before hitting US shelves.
The FDA approved the first oral contraceptive pill called Enovid.
NASA's Mars Odyssey completed its 60,000th orbit around Mars.
