Milestones

Ten years ago: In the wake of the Armenian earthquake that claimed tens of thousands of lives, countries around the world began sending emergency supplies and offering pledges of relief funds.

Five years ago: The Air Force destroyed the first of 500 Minuteman II missile silos marked for elimination under an arms control treaty. Astronauts completed repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope.

One year ago: Attorney General Janet Reno traded testy remarks with Republicans on the House committee investigating campaign fund-raising; she defended her decision not to seek an independent counsel for fund-raising calls made by President Clinton and Vice President Gore.