Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.
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The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) was founded.
American independent adventure movie 'My Own Private Idaho,' starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, was released.
Former Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan as suicide bombers attacked her convoy in Karachi.
The Jungle Book movie by Disney was released.
The Normans defeated the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
