African-American poet Phillis Wheatley was freed from slavery.
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The Normans defeated the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.
Hurricane Hazel hit the American East Coast and became the worst to hit North America.
Canada legally declared women as 'persons.'
Former Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan as suicide bombers attacked her convoy in Karachi.
