The New Orleans Saints secured their first winning season after being in the NFL for 21 years.
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Joe Biden slipped while playing with his dog, Major, and was left with hairline fractures in his foot.
President Bill Clinton lifted the Alaskan oil exports ban.
Martinique earthquake shook the majority of the Eastern Caribbean.
Enos, the chimpanzee, was launched into space on the Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission.
Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time.
