The Normans defeated the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
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Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.
Rocksteady Games released the grittiest Batman game to date, Batman: Arkham City.
The US bought Alaska from the Russian Empire.
The first all-female spacewalk took place.
American independent adventure movie 'My Own Private Idaho,' starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, was released.
