African-American poet Phillis Wheatley was freed from slavery.
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Former Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan as suicide bombers attacked her convoy in Karachi.
The Normans defeated the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
Rocksteady Games released the grittiest Batman game to date, Batman: Arkham City.
An earthquake destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.
The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) was founded.
