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.
Former Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan as suicide bombers attacked her convoy in Karachi.
Canada legally declared women as 'persons.'
The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) was founded.
