Milestones

Ten years ago: Gen. Manuel Noriega, waving a machete, vowed at a rally to keep fighting U.S. efforts to oust him as Panama’s military ruler.

Five years ago: Top-ranked women’s tennis player Monica Seles was stabbed in the back during a match in Hamburg, Germany, by a man who called himself a fan of second-ranked German player Steffi Graf. Convicted of causing grievous bodily harm, he received a suspended sentence.

One year ago: The Senate approved the nomination of Alexis Herman to be labor secretary. ABC aired the “coming out” of the title character in the sitcom “Ellen,” played by Ellen DeGeneres.