Milestones

Ten years ago: Actress Rita Hayworth died in New York at age 68. The Commerce Department reported that the U.S. trade deficit had narrowed in March to $13.6 billion.

Five years ago: Former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev addressed members of the U.S. Congress, appealing to them to pass a bill aiding the people of the former Soviet Union. Former football player Lyle Alzado died in Portland at age 43.

One year ago: A jury in Pontiac, Mich., acquitted Dr. Jack Kevorkian of assisted-suicide charges, his third legal victory in two years.