The New Orleans Saints secured their first winning season after being in the NFL for 21 years.
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A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii.
Enos, the chimpanzee, was launched into space on the Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission.
Amateur British chemist Sir James Jay invented invisible ink.
Pong was released. It was the first commercially successful video game.
President Bill Clinton lifted the Alaskan oil exports ban.