President Bill Clinton lifted the Alaskan oil exports ban.
The ban was put in place in 1973.
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The New Orleans Saints secured their first winning season after being in the NFL for 21 years.
British singer-songwriter Adele released her hit single 'Rolling in the Deep.'
Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time.
Martinique earthquake shook the majority of the Eastern Caribbean.
The French Army massacred more than 300 civilians in the Vietnamese village of Mỹ Trạch.
