Milestones

Tue., June 9, 1998

Ten years ago: The House ethics committee met in closed session to discuss whether to formally investigate charges that Speaker Jim Wright’s financial dealings may have violated House rules.

Five years ago: As millions of Japanese watched on television, Crown Prince Naruhito wed commoner Masako Owada in an elaborate Shinto religious ceremony. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup in Game 5 against the Los Angeles Kings. Actress Alexis Smith died in Los Angeles at age 72.

One year ago: Air Force Gen. Joseph Ralston gave up his fight to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, his candidacy doomed by the clamor over his admission that he’d had an adulterous affair years ago.

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