On This Day | Oct. 18
18 Oct 2026, 09:55 AM

On This Day | Oct. 18

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In 1968, the U.S. Olympic Committee suspended Tommie Smith and John Carlos, two Black athletes, after they raised black-gloved fists in protest during the U.S. anthem at the Olympics in Mexico City.
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