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.
Amateur British chemist Sir James Jay invented invisible ink.
Martinique earthquake shook the majority of the Eastern Caribbean.
FC Barcelona was founded by a group of English, German, Swiss, and Spanish soccer players.
Enos, the chimpanzee, was launched into space on the Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission.