Milestones

Thu., Dec. 3, 1998

Ten years ago:In South Africa, 11 black funeral mourners were slain in Natal Province in an attack blamed on security forces. Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State University won the Heisman Trophy.

Five years ago: Britain’s Princess Diana, saying she was fed up with media’s intrusions, announced she would be limiting her public appearances.

One year ago:One year ago: President Clinton hosted his first town hall meeting on America’s race relations in Akron, Ohio. South Korea struck a deal with the International Monetary Fund for a record $55 billion bailout of its foundering economy.

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