1866 - 1st US company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated in Connecticut 1893 - 1st US federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features 1895 - US Congress renames the Office of Immigration as the Bureau of Immigration 1942 - 14th Academy Awards: "How Green was My Valley", Gary Cooper, and Joan Fontaine win 1967 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1968 - Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Belousova and Protopopov of the Soviet Union 2012 - New fiscal compact to prevent excessive debt is signed by 25 out of 27 European Union members 2021 - Governors of Texas and Mississippi both announce they are lifting mask mandates and COVID-19 health measures despite CDC warnings of complacency More Historical Events »