Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.
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African-American poet Phillis Wheatley was freed from slavery.
The Jungle Book movie by Disney was released.
The Normans defeated the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
An earthquake destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.
American independent adventure movie 'My Own Private Idaho,' starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, was released.