Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.
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Canada legally declared women as 'persons.'
American gangster Al Capone pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) was founded.
American independent adventure movie 'My Own Private Idaho,' starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, was released.
Rocksteady Games released the grittiest Batman game to date, Batman: Arkham City.
