Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.
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Hurricane Hazel hit the American East Coast and became the worst to hit North America.
Former Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan as suicide bombers attacked her convoy in Karachi.
The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) was founded.
American gangster Al Capone pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
Rocksteady Games released the grittiest Batman game to date, Batman: Arkham City.
