Milestones

Ten years ago: Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Atlanta, declaring, “this election isn’t about ideology; it’s about competence.”

Five years ago: More rain set back cleanup and recovery efforts in parts of the Midwest; Transportation Secretary Federico Pena examined flood damage along the Mississippi in Keokuk, Iowa.

One year ago: The U.S.S. Constitution, which defended the United States during the War of 1812, set sail under its own power for first time in 116 years, leaving its temporary anchorage at Marblehead, Mass., for a one-hour voyage marking its 200th anniversary. The actual anniversary was the following October.